{"id":2214,"date":"2010-08-30T12:35:41","date_gmt":"2010-08-30T11:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=2214"},"modified":"2010-08-30T12:49:37","modified_gmt":"2010-08-30T11:49:37","slug":"olympic-walk-mile-end-to-victoria-park-and-bow-along-the-canal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/olympic-walk-mile-end-to-victoria-park-and-bow-along-the-canal\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic stadium walk &#8211; Mile End to Victoria Park and Bow along the canal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/..\/walks\/images\/victoria-park-olympics-walk-050.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photos of a walk to the 2012 Olympics site from Mile End, past Victoria Park, East London, England UK, 28th August 2010\" width=\"580\" height=\"385\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday we caught the tube to Mile End for a six mile walk through  east London to check out progress on the 2012 Olympic site. It&#8217;s a lovely walk too!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/..\/walks\/images\/victoria-park-olympics-walk-006.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photos of a walk to the 2012 Olympics site from Mile End, past Victoria Park, East London, England UK, 28th August 2010\" width=\"580\" height=\"404\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enjoying a picnic on the Green Bridge over the Mile End Road.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/..\/walks\/images\/victoria-park-olympics-walk-011.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photos of a walk to the 2012 Olympics site from Mile End, past Victoria Park, East London, England UK, 28th August 2010\" width=\"580\" height=\"385\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The walk took us along two canals &#8211; the Regent&#8217;s Canal and the lesser known Hertford Union canal, past Victoria Park.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/..\/walks\/images\/victoria-park-olympics-walk-013.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photos of a walk to the 2012 Olympics site from Mile End, past Victoria Park, East London, England UK, 28th August 2010\" width=\"580\" height=\"385\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/..\/walks\/images\/victoria-park-olympics-walk-022.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photos of a walk to the 2012 Olympics site from Mile End, past Victoria Park, East London, England UK, 28th August 2010\" width=\"580\" height=\"385\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/..\/walks\/images\/victoria-park-olympics-walk-024.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photos of a walk to the 2012 Olympics site from Mile End, past Victoria Park, East London, England UK, 28th August 2010\" width=\"580\" height=\"385\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Victoria Park.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/..\/walks\/images\/victoria-park-olympics-walk-033.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photos of a walk to the 2012 Olympics site from Mile End, past Victoria Park, East London, England UK, 28th August 2010\" width=\"580\" height=\"385\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/..\/walks\/images\/victoria-park-olympics-walk-038.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photos of a walk to the 2012 Olympics site from Mile End, past Victoria Park, East London, England UK, 28th August 2010\" width=\"580\" height=\"385\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/..\/walks\/images\/victoria-park-olympics-walk-072.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photos of a walk to the 2012 Olympics site from Mile End, past Victoria Park, East London, England UK, 28th August 2010\" width=\"580\" height=\"385\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Olympic stadium nears completion.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/..\/walks\/images\/victoria-park-olympics-walk-075.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photos of a walk to the 2012 Olympics site from Mile End, past Victoria Park, East London, England UK, 28th August 2010\" width=\"580\" height=\"385\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/..\/walks\/images\/victoria-park-olympics-walk-065.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photos of a walk to the 2012 Olympics site from Mile End, past Victoria Park, East London, England UK, 28th August 2010\" width=\"580\" height=\"385\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/..\/walks\/images\/victoria-park-olympics-walk-099.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photos of a walk to the 2012 Olympics site from Mile End, past Victoria Park, East London, England UK, 28th August 2010\" width=\"580\" height=\"385\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Disused Coborn Road railway station entrance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/..\/walks\/images\/victoria-park-olympics-walk-111.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photos of a walk to the 2012 Olympics site from Mile End, past Victoria Park, East London, England UK, 28th August 2010\" width=\"580\" height=\"353\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Old hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Loads more photos of the full walk here:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/walks\/mile-end-victoria-park-olympics-site-walk.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Olympic walk: Mile End, Green Bridge and two canals<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday we caught the tube to Mile End for a six mile walk through east London to check out progress on the 2012 Olympic site. 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