On the day:
13/08/2012
On the way:
It's all over. The crowds have gone, and they've taken the buzz with them. Agoraphobia stalks the Tube trains and lounges across spare seats on buses. There's even space for the mayor to leave the lady alone in her box and return to his regular office.
The sky's gone grey and it's spitting in a half-hearted way. Even the clouds couldn't be bothered.
But the five rings of ultimate happiness still adorn Tower Bridge, Belgian tourists are still posing with Skyline Wenlock, and then there's the Eastern European tourist talking to his two companions: "Hey, hiev you ridden a Bworis bike yet?"
Wossname was right, Samuel Johnson. "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life. Init."
On the pod:
Hello - Oasis
On the front page:
Athletes say thank you and farewell London (London Evening Standard)
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