The Olympics! Part one - USA Vs. Canada

So we bought tickets to see USA vs. Canada it was a late game in Manchester so we hesitated but then we got a great deal, 4 tickets 45 gbp total, so we took it!  Here are some highlights...

we leave at 3:15

excited to hit the road

Arrive at Trafford shopping center in Manchester and get to watch massive screen so as not to miss any events whilst waiting for dinner

Dinner at Pizza Express, don't let the name fool you it is actually super super slow, but also pretty high end pizza

bags searched and bagged again after a quick pat down, we go to our seats

Lizzie LOVES the seats in stadiums

Our original seats (we arrived like right before the game notice the crowd

Supporting our team, again, notice the crowd, this is the Olympics people

Lizzie in her Olympic Medal

The players enter the field

Anna discovers that when things get interesting it is a bit louder than she likes, also these are our second seats, a few more people

Lizzie basking in the glory that is stadium seating

Our final  seat location, first row

Anna is enlightened to the fact that when it gets loud you can scream as much as you want , all the sudden, its not such a bad thing after all

USA wins!

Celebratory Family picture

Shuttle bus ride back to our car, we sort of parked at the complete opposite end of the mall and it is probably one of the biggest malls I have every been to, think Tysons Corner (at least that is what it felt like whist walking it)

I thought, lets just check to see if the mall is open because walking back to the car is going not be horrible if we have to walk around the entire mall, it would make it about 3 times as long to walk!  Guess what, 11 at night and they were open, thanks movie theater!  People have to get out of the mall somehow after a movie right?  Score!

It is a completely empty mall, less us a a few random people every once in a while, kind of has the feel of the movie manaquin

A special treat on the way home for super tired girls who are remarkably upbeat Fries a la McDonald's

Check out the size of that fry!

We ventured home leaving the mall at about 11 arriving home at around 1 am.  They did fabulously well and we had a great time!  It was even more special to see USA not only play but win!