Olympic torch relay visits town

The London Olympics are nearly upon us. With a couple more weeks to go the 70 day torch relay has finally arrived in Reading. It was passing within a few hundred yards of my office at about 6pm. Kim left work a bit earlier to collect Lily and we parked in the carpark and walked up to London Rd. Finding a good spot opposite the Royal Berks we waited. After about half an hour the tension was building and the first of the convoy drove past, soon there was a cheer and the torch came into view. Ducking down I fired off a few shots and took in the fantastic atmosphere as thousands of people waved it through. We were lucky enough to be right at the front and the bearer could only have been six foot away. All too soon it was over and the crowds dispersed. Quite a memorable day.