Countdown to the games

With only 12 days to go until the London 2012 Olympic Games open, we're reviving our travel blog for the event even though we're not leaving the UK! With 3 events in 3 venues and a full week of activities planned we need to keep track.

We begin with Men's Football First Round Group D at St. James' Park, Newcastle on 29th July (14 days time - pic of tickets below!) but our Olympic GB experience starts on Saturday 4th August with the following itinerary, carefully planned by McPearsonmillan Travel (all rights reserved):

 Day 1: 4th Aug – Arrival and Olympic Induction
 Day 2: 5th Aug – Plotting Plantagenets (Richard III at The Globe)
 Day 3: 6th Aug – Tarty Tudors (Hever Castle)
 Day 4: 7th Aug – 20th Century Britain (Duxford)
 Day 5: 8th Aug – Rest day
 Day 6: 9th Aug – Women’s Football Final, Wembley Stadium
 Day 7: 10th Aug – Rest Day
 Day 8: 11th Aug – Women’s Basketball Final, North Greenwich Arena (the O2)
 Day 9: 10th Aug – Departure