Paralympic fever!

Yes, I know it's been a while since I posted, but I have been away to a extraordinarily pretty Greek island and I will tell you more later! In the meantime here's a flavour of what's going on in London as I type... the Paralympics!!

Nothing but smiles and cheer greeted us as we headed to the Olympic Park. Over 20,000 people volunteered to help out during the Paralympics, and they certainly did a fantastic job of making everyone feel welcome. BBC report

Huge billboards and maps over the park made it easier to navigate around the various venues

The massive tower in the middle of the park stands 115 metres high, the Orbit is the tallest art structure in Britain – offering stunning views over the Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park and the whole of London. The red glow it emits at night can be seen for miles around

The stadium where the athletics took place, one session in the morning and another in the evening

Happy, happy people servicing all sorts of food; pasties, jacket potatoes, curry, salads etc at the many food stalls dotted throughout the park, but  not cheaply I may add though!

View through to the Aquatics Centre

Beautiful flowers everywhere on a hot, hot day!

Glimpse of the Royal  barge Gloriana  moored at the Olympic park

So much colour everywhere!

Various forms of entertainment were laid on to amuse the visitors

Olympic mascot

In the Inspirational Garden, good luck messages and wishes to the Olympic and Paralympic athletes from Park visitors  where strung up along willow walks

This one caught my eye, how lovely!

Serious support for team GB!

Park Live, where you could see the all the action live on huge screens

The Velodrome in the background where the cycling takes place

Though the building (named Beatbox) looks like bloody shards of broken glass jumbled together, there's more to it than its crystalline structure—it can be played like a musical instrument. Built by Coca Cola for the Olympics, anyone who visits the pavilion can remix songs by moving and touching.

Various musicians and bands played throughout the day

Time to enter the stadium and watch the sport!

BB posing next to the Olympic Torch

And off they go! We saw field and track events such as long jump, running, shot put, discus and more

Everyone cheered enthusiastically - no matter what nationality was on the track

80,000 people celebrating the most courageous and dedicated athletes - the audience gave quite a roar !

And of course plenty of Mexican Waves!

But the atmosphere was particularly electric when a British athlete won a medal!!

It was an absolutely fantastic experience! I'm so glad we went; the mood was warm, positive and moving...

Being a parent of a disabled child, I am particularly thrilled that the event has been so well supported and I have to say I'm pretty pleased to be British. We have done an excellent job at promoting acceptance of our differences and disabilities  - and  - watching the most spectacular closing ceremony tonight (sadly at home and not in the stadium):

It truly is a celebration of our human spirit!