Paralympics Discovery Pass
2024年8月29日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
On another warm and sunny day, I went to the Paris Arena Sud which had three exhibition halls being used for Paralympic events, similar to Excel at London 2012. I watched goalball, table-tennis andもっと詳しく
First Shift in the Stade de France
2024年8月30日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
On a wet and cooler morning, I walked to the Stade de France for my first shift as a Doping Control Chaperone at the Paralympics athletics. I eventually found the Doping Control Centre next to theもっと詳しく
Last Shift in the Village and Athletics
2024年8月31日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
The morning was cool and cloudy followed by a sunny afternoon, and a thunderstorm in the evening as spectators left the Stade de France.
A taxi collected me at 05.00 for my last shift in the Village.もっと詳しく
Wheelchair Tennis at Roland Garros
2024年9月1日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
On a sunny and warm day, I went to Roland Garros to watch the wheelchair tennis. I used the seat I'd pre-booked on the Suzanne Lenglen Court to see the British player, Ben Bartram, lose to the youngもっと詳しく
Shift at the Stade and Wheelchair Rugby
2024年9月2日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
On another sunny and warm day, I got up at 06.00 in time for breakfast and then a walk to the Stade de France for a doping control shift during the morning session of athletics when I chaperoned someもっと詳しく
Musee Marmottan, Auteuil, & Stade Shift
2024年9月3日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
After early drizzle, the day was sunny and mild.
I went to the Musee Marmottan in the stylish district around the Parc Ranelagh especially to see its Monets which were from the same era as the Waterもっと詳しく
Fondation Louis Vuitton
2024年9月4日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
On a sunny and mild day, I walked down some roads in the Bois de Boulogne to the Fondation Louis Vuitoon which was in a building designed by Frank Gehry and opened 10 years ago. The galleries houseもっと詳しく
La Defense and Paralympic Swimming
2024年9月4日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
I took the Metro before exiting one stop before La Defense in order to walk up the Esplanade de La Defense towards the Grande Arche which, once I arrived there, I was told had been closed to visitorsもっと詳しく
Penultimate Shift at the Stade de France
2024年9月5日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
The day was wet until the evening so I stayed in the hotel watching the Paralympics on TV and reading my guide books about Paris to see what was left to visit in the remaining days.
I had a shift atもっと詳しく
Place d'Italie and Ile aux Cygnes
2024年9月6日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
On a sunny and mild day, I took the Metro to the Place d'Italie and walked around the nearby villages, the CIte Florale and Butte aux Cailles.
Having walked up the Boulevard St-Jacques, I stopped forもっと詳しく
FInal Shift and Blind Football
2024年9月7日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
On a warm morning, I walked to the Stade de France for my final shift as a Doping Control Chaperone at Paris 2024. I chaperoned three athletes, and met Chinese, Colombian and Brazilian volunteers.もっと詳しく
Marathons and Closing Ceremony
2024年9月8日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
On a breezy, chilly but sunny morning, I stood outside the hotel watching the wheelchair and running marathons, some of the latter with guides who had to be as fit as their partners, who then wentもっと詳しく
Return Journey to London
2024年9月9日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Having had my final breakfast at the easyHotel and left some items of the Games' uniform for the cleaners, at 10.00, I checked out of the hotel and was collected by taxi to take me to the Gard deもっと詳しく
















































