The excitement of the 1948 Olympics contrasts with the commercial machine that is the modern London Games. The sponsors of the modern Olympics have made it a very different event. The amateur innocence of a past Olympics has long gone.
However, London is really looking forward to it. As I write this the sky overhead is humming with helicopters as the flame passes along the River Thames near where I live (photographs below). I am lucky to be going to the Opening Ceremony and have tickets to see athletics and track and road cycling in both Olympics and Paralympics.
These pictures were taken earlier this morning as the flame was lit for its final journey along the Thames on the Gloriana to the Olympic Stadium for the opening ceremony tonight.
5 comments:
The opening ceremony looked absolutely beautiful on television, so very jealous that you somehow managed to get tickets! ...the 1948 scarf is better.
Last night I watched the opening ceremony, and found it unusually different, in a Wonderful Way. The part with the Queen and James Bond was a riot;-} The imagination of the producer, the ability to get it all on camera, and the masses of people all putting on the show was amazing.
Thanks Zoe, the ceremony was stunning and I'll post some photos on due course. I think the TV coverage would have been more accessible in some ways and you were at no disadvantage seeing it on TV. I loved the humorous and slightly quirky humour. I agree about the scarves. GF
It was a great show. It was felt to be quirkily humorous in a British sort of way. My favourite was the transformation of the green and pleasant land into a smoky industrial revolutionary country. GF
There is a NEW Bond girl in town, and she is looking good. Her name is Crowns Galore (aka Queen E).
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