The equestrian events have also been made special by the location - in Greenwich Park in front of the peerless Wren buildings. Indeed one of the many successes of these Games has been the choice of location for the events held away from the Olympic Park - such as the road time trials starting and finishing at Hampton Court, or the sailing at Weymouth. Best of all, however, and an inspired joke, has been the placing of the Games' least serious event, the beach volleyball (apologies to b.v. fans) in Horse Guards' Parade, which is just about the heart of the British Establishment.
I didn’t know volleyball was being done in Horse Guards! That’s pretty funny.