Photo Gallery: Closing Ceremony

Thousands of people gathered in Victoria Park Sunday night to watch the closing ceremony. The park hosted the largest free viewing of the event. In addition to three large screens to watch the ceremony, there was a ferris wheel, zip lines, dance performances and live musical acts.

Read our story from Victoria Park here. 

Photos by Valerie Carnevale.

BSU at the Games at the gold medal women’s soccer match

A big group from the BSU at the Games team abandoned being journalists for a night in favor of being spectators. They headed to Wembley Stadium, decked out in patriotic gear, to cheer on the women’s soccer team as they competed for a gold medal against Japan. It was a World Cup rematch, and everyone was excited to see Team USA bring home the Olympic gold.

Photo Gallery: Olympic Pin Trading

Trading pins has become a popular activity during the Olympic Games. Traders flocked to London from near and far, eager to share their collections of pins and expand their own. For some, it is their first time participating in pin-trading. Others have been doing it for twenty years. Traders can be found outside Olympic Park, throughout Westfield Shopping Centre and near other major tourist areas. Check out our story on Olympic pin trading.

Photos by Valerie Carnevale.

Photo Gallery: Borough Market

The London Borough Market is a must-see for city visitors. Just outside the London Bridge tube station, this international food market is open every day during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Read our feature story on the Borough Market here.

Photos by Valerie Carnevale.

Photo Gallery: Street Performers

Although street performing is technically illegal in London except in Covent Garden, performers can be found all over the city. Entertaining passersby on busy street corners, in open-air markets and in almost every Underground station, street performers are part of the pulsing energy of England’s capital city.

Photos by Tyler Varnau, Corey Ohlenkamp and Valerie Carnevale.