I was lucky to get three tickets for the athletics.
First step - on the train to the stadium on August 3rd.
One of the many Olympic volunteers
Railway stations were amazingly clean! Extra staff laid on to help you get on the right train.
Canary Wharf
First view of the Stadium
Stratford Station
Another 'Purple Person' directing us which way to go.
Slow moving queue heading for the Olympic Park
Lots of Army chaps doing a fantastic job
Airport-style security check
Inside the Park!
The Police tended to look a bit fed-up!
Lunch at the biggest McDonalds in the World.
A stroke of genius to fill the place with wild flowers!
Just to prove I was there
Gates to the Stadium still shut
The VIP entertainment area
Where the BBC interviews took place
Not sure what this is...
Spraying the Hockey pitch
The Athletes Village
At last - going through the gates to the Stadium
A peak at the field and track from halfway up the stairs.
Checking the construction - seems solid enough.
The view from my seat. The heat from the flame was considerable!
Things starting to happen - Women's 100 metres, Heptathlon shot put.
This block of seats stayed empty the whole evening!
One of the mens 1500 metres heats. The starter was a Chemistry teacher from Bromsgove School - Margaret Werrett
Athlete post-event interview area
Womens' 10,000 metre final
Day 2. August 4th. Different seating position
Jessica Ennis Long Jump warmup
Mens' 400 metre heats
Oscar Pistorius was too quick - he is behind the woman's head
Pistorius in the centre of the screen
Pistorius after the race
Women's steeplechase
Mens' 100metres heats
Usain Bolt at the start
Jessica Ennis launching her 'Personal Best' last throw
Day 3 - August 9th
Olympic Assistants still cheerful!
Perfect weather conditions
Some views from between the upper and lower tiers
I sneaked down to the trackside to see what views the expensive seats gave...
From my seat at Row 66
Setting out the hurdles for the mens' decathlon
Preparing womens' high jump
High jump under way
Decathlon Hurdles
A Mexican wave approaching
4x400 Mens' relay heats
Decathlon pole vault starts
