The Olympic flame arrives in the UK!

The Olympic flame has arrived in the UK. The Princess Royal (The Queen's daughter), the footballer David Beckham and London Mayor Boris Johnson, among others, flew from Anthens, Greece, with the flame. A 70-day torch relay will travel through 1,019 cities, towns and villages and stop at such UK landmarks as the Giant's Causeway and Stonehenge. The youngest participant of the 8,000-mile relay is an eleven-year-old boy, whereas the most elderly torchbearer is a woman who will turn 100 in four days! 

The relay will culminate in the opening ceremony of the London 2012 games at the Olympic stadium on July 27th. 

Simplified route of the torch relay

The Olympic torch on display in Cardiff, Wales

London Mayor Boris Johnson has said : 'With every day of the torch relay, the excitement will build around the country as we look forward to this fantastic festival of sport and culture'.

I invite you to see two videos connected to the Olympic flame:

Glossary:

flame - ogień

torch - pochodnia

torchbearer - niosący pochodnię

relay - sztafeta

lantern - lampion, latarnia

light - lit - lit - zapalać

cauldron / ˈkɔːldrən/ - kocioł

landmarks - charakterystyczne obiekty

The photos come from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay, Creative Commons; the torch : author : Jon Candy; Creative Commons; the videos come from : youtube