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Friday 29 June 2012

miss b loves .........seeing the Olympic torch




Last weekend the Olympic Torch Relay passed through our area of Lancashire as part of the 8000 mile, 63 day journey through more than 1000 cities, towns and villages across the UK. (It will have travelled to within an hour of 95% of the people of the UK, Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey!)The journey began in Land's End and 8000 inspirational people have been nominated to carry the torch.


We all waited patiently but even a rain shower didn't dampen our spirits.......




This little boy had the best view on his Daddy's shoulders and had his own cute torch!








Finally the torchbearer Moira Kelly appeared and had her 'moment to shine'.....






and I'm even more excited as our Olympic tickets for the football have just arrived in the post!

40 comments:

  1. When I was in Greece David Beckham was there carrying the torch:)

    xo
    Alison

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    1. I would definitely like to have been there!!

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  2. What a fabulous occasion! Have a lovely weekend:)
    ~Anne

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  3. Wish I could have seen it too!!! Have a great weekend!

    xoxo

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  4. How very exciting! How thrilled you must be to have tickets in hand. The world will be watching!

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  5. that sound just great.. I love to see the olympics..Im so impressed by the "sportpeople"..have fun

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  6. Great and unique experience. Lucky you!

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  7. Amazing! nice blog!

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  8. Such a wonderful event! Wish I could attend the Olympics!

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  9. Oh I see there is another Claudia up above! Just to say your blog is indeed very chic - lovely colours and layout! And this post is great - so very English! Love it! Thanks!
    Claudia from Istanbul :)

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    1. Thank you for these kind words about my blog - glad you like it! Great to have positive feedback about the layout etc.

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  10. How exciting, I am such a huge sport fan. Happy weekend. -xx

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  11. Oh, it must have been a great feeling!
    From Paris with love!
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  12. Miss B, that is so exciting!!! Thanks for sharing these pics. I'm so jealous that you will be going to the football games. That is so cool! Have a great time and REPORT...REPORT...REPORT! HaHaHa Here's to Olympic Spirit!!!
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  13. Great, Olympic Games in your country! Will be amazing!

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  14. That looks very exciting! I'm happy for you that you got to see ti!
    Stacy

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  15. wow that's really interesting and exciting!
    my hubby would love to watch the football games :)

    hope you had a great weekend and take care dear!
    xoxo, Haus of Gala

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  16. love it!

    xx

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  17. Lucky you, having tickets to the games : ) I would love to experience this in Istanbul one day : ) Have a lovely week : )

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  18. Great Ocassion! So cool you have tickets for the games!
    Have a good day!
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  19. Amazing! I wish I could be there! I'm in away now unfortunately but I'll be in London from next week so hopefully I'll get a feeling of the preparation!

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  20. cant wait for the games to begin!
    X

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  21. That's all very interesting! Lucky you to have tickets for the football! I hope you will share some of it with us... ;o) Christa

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  22. how exciting, it must be buzzing with excitment over there! I remember when the games were in Sydney, the whole city came alive! xx

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  23. That is pretty exciting indeed! Can't wait for the games to start!

    Abbey x

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  24. Thanks for visiting my blog and becoming a follower! I took an instant liking to your lovely blog and can't wait for future posts!
    I can remember the Olympic torch excitement we had here, back in 2004! You'll have a great time watching the games live!

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    1. Thank you for this lovely comment. I'm so pleased you like my blog. It was a surprise to see that you were my newest follower and when I visited yours I decided to follow back as it's so interesting and varied.

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  25. How exciting! I've been watching bits of the torch on TV but it can't possibly compare to seeing the real thing go buy.
    Did you get a little torch too? ;-)

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  26. When the Olympic Games are in your country it's an amazing feeling, congratulations for your tickets and have a great time being part of such an amazing event!

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  27. Wow, so exciting! Can't wait for the Olympics! :)

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  28. Oh, what a sight that must have been to see. The picture of the little boy on top of his dad's shoulders is so sweet. You got tickets for the football game too? You know, I am a big fan of football, as my son played for many years. It was such a fun sport to watch. I hope you are having a nice summer. It's pretty hot here today in California.
    ~Sheri at Red Rose Alley

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    1. We need some of your Californian sunshine here in the UK!

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  29. Great pics! Love the one with little boy on dad's shoulders. :)

    xx
    Heel in Mint

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  30. Happy July 4th to you too! BTW: Do the English have a National Day too? And when is it? I have no idea... Christa

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    1. We have St George's Day on the 23rd April but it's not really celebrated to the same extent as July 4th in the USA.

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  31. So exciting ! Love olimpic games !

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  33. There is something magical about seeing the Olympic torch.

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