Paralympics Discovery Pass
29 Ağustos 2024, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 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 andOkumaya devam et
First Shift in the Stade de France
30 Ağustos 2024, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 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 theOkumaya devam et
Last Shift in the Village and Athletics
31 Ağustos 2024, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 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.Okumaya devam et
Wheelchair Tennis at Roland Garros
1 Eylül 2024, Fransa ⋅ ⛅ 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 youngOkumaya devam et
Shift at the Stade and Wheelchair Rugby
2 Eylül 2024, Fransa ⋅ ⛅ 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 someOkumaya devam et
Musee Marmottan, Auteuil, & Stade Shift
3 Eylül 2024, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 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 WaterOkumaya devam et
Fondation Louis Vuitton
4 Eylül 2024, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 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 houseOkumaya devam et
La Defense and Paralympic Swimming
4 Eylül 2024, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 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 visitorsOkumaya devam et
Penultimate Shift at the Stade de France
5 Eylül 2024, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 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 atOkumaya devam et
Place d'Italie and Ile aux Cygnes
6 Eylül 2024, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 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 forOkumaya devam et
FInal Shift and Blind Football
7 Eylül 2024, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 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.Okumaya devam et
Marathons and Closing Ceremony
8 Eylül 2024, Fransa ⋅ ☁️ 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 wentOkumaya devam et
Return Journey to London
9 Eylül 2024, İngiltere ⋅ ☁️ 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 deOkumaya devam et
















































