Originally posted by ravells
I was there. It was a magnificent event and the atmosphere was electric. I thought the way they depicted classical Greece with the 'moving statues' was stunning.
The Iraqi team got a raptourous reception from everybody. I was surprised at how small the British team were.
After everyone saying that the Greeks wouldn't be able to produce on time, it was really great to see that they did - and for my money put on one of the best opening ceremony shows I've ever seen.
The day before that, my wife ran with the torch (not bad going as she had broken both her ankles 2 months ago) - a very, very proud day for me.
Ravs
Congrats to your wife, then.
The Historical parade was amaizing, but what i found beautiful was the statue sequence, a vision.
And was astonished by the dificulty to control the pieces in such perfect way.
Even the ET (Copyrights by Toad) scene was wonderfull, with the lasers depicting figures in the cloud of water.
Definetly an opening ceremony that deserve to be write in history.
Including the cheerings when the Afgani and Iraqi teams entered the stadium.
