Watch progress construction Olympic stadiums
Recently the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has set up a number of cameras around the construction sites of the Olympic Stadiums.
There are cameras standing at the Aquatics Centre, the Energy Centre, the Olympic Park (viewed from south to north), the Olympic Village, the Olympic Stadium and one that gives a close up on the Olympic Stadium.
These cameras (also called ParkCams) take pictures of the progress on a regular basis and more will be added ass time progresses. The pictures taken will also be used to create a time-lapse videos of which a couple are already online. You can see them here and here.
To follow the progress of construction of these future Olympic venues, you can go to the official London 2012 website.
Olympic Games Handover - Sunday, August 24
On Sunday, August 24, the mayor of Beijing (Guo Jinlong) will hand over the Olympic Flag to the mayor of London (Boris Johnson) as part of the Official Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games 2008.
In the Olympic Stadium (the Bird’s Nest) in Beijing, London 2012 will have an eight minute performance to present itself.
The show is created and staged by LOCOG’s Ceremonies team and will reflect London through dance and music. This unique performance will see a collaboration of dancers from the Royal Opera House, CandoCo and Zoo Nation.
[source: London 2012 Official Website]
For your information
This section of the website Homestay London 2012 will eventually be filled with all kinds of news updates on the Olympic Games of London in 2012.
Of course we will use categories and tags where possible to make searching for your housing needs in the different parts of London easier.
It might be good to know that the administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. Twelve of these plus the City of London constitute Inner London, while twenty others constitute Outer London.
The Olympic Park that is currently under development is located in one Inner London and two Outer London boroughs:
Tower Hamlets
Newham
Waltham Forest
In the near future we will add a page with a map of Greater London so you can get a better idea on where you want to stay.
