Salon.com > Rio http://www.salon.com Thu, 23 May 2013 04:40:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Farewell time in London http://www.salon.com/2012/08/13/eyes_on_london_for_london_olympics_farewell_time/ http://www.salon.com/2012/08/13/eyes_on_london_for_london_olympics_farewell_time/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:15:00 +0000 http://http://www.dev12.salon.com/2012/08/13/eyes_on_london_for_london_olympics_farewell_time/ LONDON (AP) — This is the final installment of Eyes on London, which roamed the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you:

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HAPPY TRAILS

Thousands of Olympic athletes have started streaming into Heathrow Airport. Some were even waved off by special volunteers wearing bearskin hats.

Heathrow is bracing for one of its busiest days ever with some 116,000 people expected to leave Britain on Monday.

A special terminal with 31 check-in desks has been set up to deal with departing athletes and support staff. After three days, it will go back to its previous life: a parking lot for airport staff.

— Gregory Katz — Twitter http://twitter.com/gregory_p_katz

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BEAT BOBBIES

The Olympics ended without any terror incidents or disruptive demonstrations, but police say their jobs are far from over. Some 7,000 officers will be on hand to police the upcoming Nottinghill Carnival, and the same number will help secure the Paralympics, which don't end until next month.

That means no vacations until then.

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