Monthly Archives: September 2012

British Library

Posted on September 29, 2012 by chevblue

Another excellent day trip to the capital today taking in the Photographer’s Gallery, Carnaby Street, the British Museum, Highgate Cemetery and other points in between. More on each of those next week but for starters here’s a panorama showing the … Continue reading →

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Zinedine Zidane

Posted on September 28, 2012 by chevblue

Football Statues No 46 (in a series of several): Zinedine Zidane (1972 -) Over twelve months since my last “Football Statues” post and what better way to get going again than with this larger than life-size statue of the infamous … Continue reading →

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Ipswich Half Marathon

Posted on September 23, 2012 by chevblue

Runners emerge from Dales Hall Lane during this morning’s Ipswich Half Marathon (little brothers finishing position to follow).

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Mildenhall Great Dish

Posted on September 22, 2012 by chevblue

Currently on display at Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich, the Mildenhall Great Dish is part of a hoad of thirty-four silver objects – highly decorated 4th Century AD Roman silver tableware – found by ploughmen in the early 1940′s in West Suffolk.

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Riverbank Arena, Olympic Park, London

Posted on September 16, 2012 by chevblue

The very last event and the very last Gold Medal (men’s seven-a-side football) award of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. And we were there, although our view inside the Riverbank Arena was obscured by the Bronze Medal flag … Continue reading →

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Copper Box, Olympic Park, London

Posted on September 15, 2012 by chevblue

A multi-purpose arena the Copper Box hosted Wheelchair Fencing, Boccia and Goalball during the Paralympics.  Goalball is played by visually impaired athletes using a ball with bells inside and we were here for the men’s semi-finals between Turkey and Finland … Continue reading →

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The ArcelorMittal Orbit

Posted on September 14, 2012 by chevblue

At 155 metres high this is Britain’s largest piece of public art just a hundred metres or so from the Olympic Stadium. Whatever your interpretation – to me it looks like it belongs on the set of a Transformers movie … Continue reading →

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Basketball Arena, Olympic Park, London

Posted on September 13, 2012 by chevblue

A few pictures of the exterior and interior of the Basketball Arena. Used for Mixed Wheelchair Rugby during the Paralympics Mrs Extremegroundhopping and I saw eventually Gold Medal winners Australia take on Sweden in a pool game. Human dodgems with … Continue reading →

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Park Life

Posted on September 12, 2012 by chevblue

Continuing on with the Paralympic theme here are some general views of the Olympic Park.

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Velodrome, Olympic Park, London

Posted on September 11, 2012 by chevblue

Nicknamed “The Pringle” because of its distinctive saddle shape roof (clad with red cedar wood tiles) that echoes the curve of the track underneath it. A quite stunning building and for me the best of all the permanent structures in … Continue reading →

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