Day 4 5/20

Today, our 4th day of the 2011 Olympic Odyssey trip, was an exciting day that incorporated an educational component combined with a bit of fun time and excitement. Our day started off with an informal meeting with Paul Deighton, the CEO of LOCOG. It was an early morning as we had to meet at 9:00 am, and I ate my bagel with cream cheese from the same breakfast place, Deli'z Cafe, as I have had every day so far in London. We were a little late to meet with Mr. Deighton as the tube underground delayed us, but once we got to Mr. Deighton's building we met up with the sport management students from Ithaca College who also are traveling to London. The meeting with Mr. Deighton was very successful as we learned many things about the Olympics, which included that politics is and was a big component of the Olympic Games. After talking with Mr. Deighton we stopped for a quick lunch, which began our long adventure to the touristy locations of London. We walked through multiple museums, saw the Tower Bridge, walked to the Eye of London, and saw Big Ben. Today was an awesome, and very tiring day that included a lot of walking, learning, and sightseeing, which is an aspect of the trip that I was looking forward to.