Holding An Olympic Torch

Mother Mouse had a chance to hold an Olympic Torch.  People from the charity Children of The Andes were visiting places around London and letting people hold a torch and have their photograph taken.  Here is a link to some of the pictures taken
http://www.fab8000torch.co.uk/fab-8000-people/august-2012-iv/

Wenlock and Mandeville

Wenlock and  Mandeville are the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Mascots.  You can see them all around London and there are 6 trails you can go on to see them.  The map that we gave out to tourists had the Wenlock and  Mandeville trails marked on.  You can also get a more detailed trail map at http://www.molpresents.com/stroll

Here is Grandma Mouse's friend Daisy at Trafalgar Wenlock

Father Mouse at Trafalgar Square

Father Mouse was at Trafalgar Square for his London Ambassador duties.  It was very exciting and he and his team had to help a lost child.  Luckily they managed to find the parents.  The team at Trafalgar Square was much bigger than the Liverpool Street team and they had a large pod with touch screens inside to help the tourists.

This is a picture of the Trafalgar Square pod the day it was being erected.  There was one more picture still to be put on the outside.  The pod was just by The National Gallery

The Geffrye Museum

Some tourists asked Grandma Mouse  about the The Geffrye Museum.  The museum is set in old almshouses and has 11 rooms showing furniture from different periods.  Mother Mouse loves the 1960 room as it reminds her of the furniture she used to have.

It is free and often has children's activities.  This is the website http://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk/


It is not far from Liverpool Street (bus 149 or 242) and is by Hoxton Station on the London Overground and also on bus routes 243 from Old Street. 


Monty Mouse asked Dad to drive
3 x 9 are 45
Father Mouse took the train so he would not be late
11 x 8 are 88

5 days of helping people

Mother and Father Mouse have been very busy helping people in London.  Mother Mouse was working at Liverpool Street Station and Father Mouse was at Trafalgar Square.

They started by meeting their manager and having a meeting with other people in the team.  After that they split up and helped tourists, giving them maps and ideas of where to go.

Mother Mouse quickly learnt how to direct people to Spitalfields and Brick lane and to the Stansted Express and coach service.  She also had to help people find bookshops, currency exchange, a key cutter and restaurants.  The team had to help one upset girl who was meeting her friends at Starbucks.  The only problem is there are 4 Starbucks at the station!!

The oddest question Mother Mouse was asked was
'Where is the scary church!'

She thought that was probably to do with Jack the Ripper and was in Spitalfields.  Do you know the answer?

Our Uniform

Mother Mouse and Father Mouse look very smart in their uniforms

Mother Mouse stood at his side

5 x 7 are 35

Called the children - see us too

6 x 7 are 42

London Ambassador Training

The family had 3 great training days learning how to help tourists.  We met other ambassadors from all over England and some from abroad.  Over 36,000 people applied and 8,000 were selected.

We played all sorts of games and had to act out helping different types of people.  Grandma Mouse had to pretend to help someone who could not speak English.

At the 2nd training day we went to Stratford International Station.  We worked in teams of 9 and had all sorts of quizzes and films about London as well as role playing activities.  Grandpa Mouse's table came third!

Grandpa Mouse was in heaven

3 x 9 are 27
We also watched training videos by John Lewis about customer care.

Our 3rd day of training took place at the place we were to be based at.  Mother Mouse was at Liverpool Street Station and Father Mouse was at Trafalgar Square.  We had to go around and find out where places were.  We were not sure what questions we were likely to be asked but guessed that people would need to know where toilets, cash machines, restaurants and transports was as well as what tourist attractions were nearby