As sport after sport passes on, each nation shifts its focus from athlete to athlete relying on the primary motive of achieving success in order to leave its mark on the Olympics this year. And like all, Germany is never devoid of its star studded line-up from whom the fans are full of hopes for making it to the finals.
First up from Germany is Lena Schoneborn, who has already proven her mark twice here in England at World and European levels as the number one contender for modern pentathlon. Women’s modern pentathlon is occurring on the 12th of August, featuring all the standard events for this stream of competition consisting of Fencing, Swimming and Riding.
All events summed up with the final combined event will occur across the passage of the same entire day, starting up from a morning at 8 AM and the final combined event starting from 6 PM. The three venues enlisted for hosting all these string of events are the Aquatics Centre, the Fencing Handball Arena in the Copper Box and the Greenwich Park. All three venues come within the same jurisdiction, and thus commutation between them would not be a problem. The Aquatics Centre and the Copper Box are within the same perimeters of the Olympic Park, and a walk from one to the other would not take more than 5 minutes. Travelling to Greenwich Park is easily accessible by cycling. The administration has scheduled time gaps between each successive stage of the pentathlon to allow audiences to reach destinations well in time.
In case you would be relying on public transport or your own transport, for instance, then there would be ample time to pay a visit to the festivities around the region. “No. 30 Nigeria House” at the Theatre Royal Stratford East will be the platform for uprising professionals of Nigerian origin to represent their culture and art to a large international audience while incrementing a diverse blend of artwork. Victoria Park would be pulling in crowds for its own reasons; “BT London Live” will be at the park’s live site for evening concerts as well as feeding enthusiastic Olympic fans to feast their craze by participating in sporting sessions at the sports courts, and “The World in London” photographic exhibition will be depicting London’s demographic diversity hailing from almost all the nations participating in the current Olympics.
Nationally decorated artist Jeremy Deller’s art project “Sacrilege” will be established on two different locations to the North of Olympic Park, Christchurch Green and Waterworks Nature Reserve. “Sacrilege” will indeed leave children and adults intrigued alike with its life-size replica of the Stonehenge landmark in an inflatable version, making every visitor bouncing across its length in sheer wonder.
Arrangements have been done for visitors desirous to absorb an entire view of the Global Capital on the “Sunset over London” event atop St John’s church in Leytonstone, where you can see the Sun mark the day’s end from the Church tower while listening to live music under a guided tour. Austrian culture will be the theme of promotion along with Austria’s Olympic squad at the “National Olympic committee: Austria House” established in the Trinity House on Austria hill.
The London Cultural Festival will take place at the Shoreditch Park which will include a package of a Bulgarian concert, fashion shows, family-focused programs with a Mardi gras parade. The “Stories of the World: At Home with the World” at the Geffrye Museum will devise intriguing interactive sessions engaging historians to explain origins of certain components of Modern Culture shaped by today’s global village community. The British community has internationally been revered to honour their Queen more than any other nation does to their monarch, and the cultural Olympiad has accordingly made it a point to highlight that aspect at the Museum of London with “At Home with the Queen” exhibition displaying old-time Londoners with their cherished rare souvenirs to mark the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
There are numerous Olympic committee houses established as an opportunity for visiting nations participating in the Olympics to promote their respective cultures on an international platform; Czech house at the business design centre, Irish house at the Big Chill house and the Belgian house at the Inner Temple and Apex Temple Hotel.
National Sports Photographer Tom Jenkins will have his most iconic pictures over decades of expertise on public display on “In the Moment” at the Kings Place Gallery. Innovation knows no bounds when new means are devised for self-discovery, and that’s what the Royal Geographical society has done for the London Olympics by planning to organize “Walk The World: Lives of the Dead” to get information on historical personalities buried at the Norwood Cemetery over centuries. British Artist Damien Hirst’s sculptures will be displayed in Tate Modern, which will simultaneously also be hosting “The Tanks” featuring live art and film programs contributed by over 40 international and national artists.
Being in central London, you would not need to worry regarding places to stay with nearby access to all the above locations. The only concern you need to keep in mind is to book way prior to your visit in order to confirm your stay without risking the probability of finding all options occupied due to the excessive rush of foreign guests to view the sports. The Old Ship Inn in Hackney will let you dwell in a traditional English setting, served with sumptuous breakfasts, drinks in low profile bar with economical charges for fully furnished bedrooms.
The bow residential district surrounds the southern half of Olympic Park, hosting the Circus Apartments and the Marriot West India Quay Hotel alongside Bridge Street. Greenwich Park is established in a major district and thus finding a great place to live for making your stay comfortable is effortless indeed. Devonport House, Novotel Greenwich, The Pilot Inn, One-Six-Two and Pelton Arms are all ranked at four stars with luxury to be availed at every service. Cygnet House 5 apartments will transform your mere means of accommodation to a vacation residence.
There are two primary regions where diversity of choices for eating out is ranging across all tastes and preferences alike, both of which partially include the venues for the Olympic events concerning Modern Pentathlon; Greenwich and South Hackney. In South Hackney, restaurants range from Thai, Japanese, African, Indian, French, Chinese, oriental, and of course, English. It’s understandable that you’ll grow tired of being suggested UK’s traditional fish and chips, but at least once do cut all the squabbling of the menus and go for it once and for all; it’s always nice to keep it plain and simple just like the English do.
London is indeed aware of the fact that organizing one of the best Olympics events to date means it has to take care of producing the best memoirs for visitors to take back home, and that’s where the nearest London 2012 shops come in; one in John Lewis Westfield in Stratford City, and the other in Canary Wharf. Souvenirs and collectables ranging from household utensils to clothing and toys, they would be all to identify you amongst London’s own to celebrate the spirit of Olympics.
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