{"id":7927,"date":"2015-10-26T08:45:17","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T12:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?p=7927"},"modified":"2015-10-14T14:28:35","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T18:28:35","slug":"olympic-aspirations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/olympic-aspirations\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Aspirations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colin got Olympic fever in London, that is in toy store playing and playground adventuring. On the most epic day of the trip, we visited two playgrounds and two toy stores. With no rest for the weary, we set out the next day for a visit in Olympic Park. For some reason, the Brits love playgrounds with sand in them (makes sense with all the wet weather, right). But, we loved the messy, chaotic fun!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7927 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/olympic-aspirations\/2015-10-07-11-46-56-hdr\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-11.46.56-HDR-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7928\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-11.46.56-HDR-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-11.46.56-HDR-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-11.46.56-HDR-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7928'>\n\t\t\t\tPrincess Diana Memorial Playground\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/olympic-aspirations\/2015-10-07-12-08-53\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-12.08.53-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7929\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-12.08.53-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-12.08.53-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-12.08.53-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7929'>\n\t\t\t\tA Tick Tock Croc\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/olympic-aspirations\/2015-10-07-13-20-30\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-13.20.30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7930\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-13.20.30-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-13.20.30-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-13.20.30-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7930'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Toy Store (we visited 3 times!)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/olympic-aspirations\/2015-10-07-15-31-31\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-15.31.31-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7931\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-15.31.31-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-15.31.31-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-15.31.31-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7931'>\n\t\t\t\tHamley&#8217;s &#8211; the classic store\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/olympic-aspirations\/2015-10-07-15-50-28\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-15.50.28-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7932\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-15.50.28-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-15.50.28-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-15.50.28-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7932'>\n\t\t\t\tMeeting his buddy Thomas\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/olympic-aspirations\/2015-10-07-17-12-59\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-17.12.59-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7933\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-17.12.59-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-17.12.59-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-17.12.59-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7933'>\n\t\t\t\tPlayground by our pad\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/olympic-aspirations\/2015-10-07-17-22-35\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-17.22.35-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7934\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-17.22.35-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-17.22.35-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-07-17.22.35-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7934'>\n\t\t\t\tWatching the boys play soccer\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/olympic-aspirations\/2015-10-08-11-41-05\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-08-11.41.05-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7935\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-08-11.41.05-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-08-11.41.05-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-08-11.41.05-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7935'>\n\t\t\t\tJust missed the USA&#8217;s big loss the night before\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/olympic-aspirations\/2015-10-08-12-16-43\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-08-12.16.43-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7936\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-08-12.16.43-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-08-12.16.43-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-08-12.16.43-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7936'>\n\t\t\t\tPlaying where Olympains roamed\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/olympic-aspirations\/img_0188\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0188-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7939\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0188-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0188-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0188-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7939'>\n\t\t\t\tOlympic stadium!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/olympic-aspirations\/img_0190\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0190-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7940\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0190-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0190-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0190-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7940'>\n\t\t\t\tShaky bridge fun\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/olympic-aspirations\/img_0210\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0210-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7941\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0210-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0210-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0210-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7941'>\n\t\t\t\tFuture Olympian?\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/olympic-aspirations\/2015-10-08-16-31-39\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-08-16.31.39-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7937\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-08-16.31.39-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-08-16.31.39-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-08-16.31.39-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7937'>\n\t\t\t\tBack to the Toy Store!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/olympic-aspirations\/2015-10-08-18-52-14\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-08-18.52.14-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7938\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-08-18.52.14-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-08-18.52.14-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-10-08-18.52.14-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7938'>\n\t\t\t\tEyeing mom&#8217;s cider after a big day of play\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colin got Olympic fever in London, that is in toy store playing and playground adventuring. On the most epic day of the trip, we visited two playgrounds and two toy stores. With no rest for the weary, we set out the next day for a visit in Olympic Park. For some reason, the Brits love&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/olympic-aspirations\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7941,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[80],"class_list":["post-7927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-picture","tag-london"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7927"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7942,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7927\/revisions\/7942"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}