London 2012 Olympics Tickets Tours and Hotels: Velodrome/There Goes Boris Again

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London 2012: One down, sixty to go.

London Mayor Boris Johnson rarely disappoints. Yes the nervous hair has been smoothed, and the public school blazers replaced by tailored suits but he still comes up with the occasional zinger. As London 2012 looms, organizers are frantically working to finish, well, everything. No wonder everyone looked so relieved at the opening of the London 2012 velodrome.

The 2012 Olympic velodrome, site of the track cycling competition at the London Olympics, was officially opened on Tuesday. It's the first 2012 venue to be completed, and officials, dignitaries and athletes were on hand to cut the ribbon. Among the speakers at the event was London Mayor Boris Johnson, who made a seemingly outlandish claim: The cedar planks that make up the roof and ceiling of the structure got their amber color after being rubbed with rhubarb.


If it wasn't for this blogger's mother making strawberry-rhubarb pie years ago, we probably wouldn't know what exactly rhubarb is. (A quick Google search turned up rhubarbinfo.com, a Web site solely dedicated to the odd vegetable -- a common myth is that it's a fruit.) Johnson's declaration that workers tediously rubbed the wood with the sour-tasting plant might have been inflated -- watch a video of his speech here -- but we still think the rhubarb deserves some time in the spotlight.

As Spyns gears up for its London 2012 tours, we can't wait for more bons mots from Sir Boris. His comedy will go a long way in assuaging the masses when they're forced to pay thousands of pounds for tickets to the kayaking finals.

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London 2012 Olympics Tickets Tours Hotels: London Ambassadors Programme in Full Swing

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"For Queen and Country!"

British pluck has never been more abundantly displayed than with the popular "London Ambassadors" program. Set up by London Mayor (pictured here) Boris Johnson (or "BJ" to his crew), volunteers must make a 6-day committment to help welcome and direct the many visitors to London. Here is a cute simulation from the Ambassadors's website under the heading "Duties":

American gentleman: That's it. We're completely lost. And the 200m heats start in one hour.


American lady: I told you to bring the map! You never listen to me.


London Ambassador: Hi there. Do you guys need any help?

American lady: We need to get to Stratford in one hour.

American gentleman: Where's the nearest subway station?

London Ambassador: No problem. The quickest way is to go to Green Park station which is only 5 minutes away. You'll need to catch a Jubilee Line train, which will go all the way to the Stadium.


American gentleman: Phew! Thanks for the tip.

The above reminds me of those "Don't do drugs" movies from highschool...cute but utterly divorced from reality. Let's hope the "American Couple" don't use much profanity or pack one of the many firearms currently available roadside in the US. I'd prefer a simulation with a drunk French couple, both radical lesbians, with adopted Senegalese baby in pram. Simulate that Boris! On a more serious note, almost 34,000 people have registered their interest in becoming  London Ambassadors for the 2012 Olympic Games. The Mayor of London's office will trim the list of applicants to 8,000 after interviewing a shortlist of applicants between April and July this year. The ambassadors will be welcome guides during the Olympics, answering visitors' questions and showing them the way to outdoor screens broadcasting the games across central London. London Mayor Boris Johnson said Monday that "it should come as no surprise that so many Londoners want the honor of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to represent their great city to our visitors in 2012."

While we've made light of the simulation, we at Spyns 2012 London Olympics Tours applaud the initiative. It makes up for Boris's "whiff whaff" speech in Beijing back in 2008! We've even come up with a slogan:

"London 2012, putting the 'Ass' back in 'Ambassador'". Catchy?

Spyns is an active travel company based in Whistler, BC (Canada). For more information about Spyns and our package tours to the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games, including London Olympics hotels, London 2012 tickets, and summer games VIP access, please visit our websites http://www.london-olympiad.com/ http://www.london2012-tours.com/ and http://www.london-tours-2012.com/ or call us toll-free at 1.888.825.4720.