Paralympics Day
Up a bit later than expected and away to Ashford. With the Network Card the return fare was only £11.90 for Claire. I have a season ticket this week and this week will get six days out of it. The journey was quite quick up to Stratford and a short walk across the shopping centre to the Olympic Park. The walk to the Riverside Arena is the furthest of then event venues from the entrance. First up is the Aquatic Centre, then the Olympic Stadium. The park is littered with eating and drink places. We had tickets for the 7 aside football tournament in the morning. We missed the first half of the first game where the Russians beat Argentina 8-0. The rules for the game are based on classifications, four different classes of disability are included all based on cerebral palsy and people that suffered a stroke. The second game was Iran beating the Netherlands 4-1. Both winners so much better than the oppositions. We then left and found that for the remainder of the day w...