The Olympics Are Here!!

08/08/08

I just love the Olympics!

The Olympic Opening Ceremony in Beijing was last night. What a spectacular show. So creative and imaginative. And so many fireworks. It was wonderful. It was stated last night that the show was a vision of one man who started his creation immediately after the 2001 announcement that the 2008 Olympics would be in Beijing. He was basically given free rein and an unlimited amount of money to impress the world. Some of the "bird's nest" was created specifically for the Opening Ceremony. Afterwards some of it will be removed. It will go from over 90,000 capacity to over 80,000.

Eight is a lucky number in China, so they picked 08/08/08 as the day for the Olympics to begin. During the show, there would be 2008 people on the floor participating. Whenever another set of drummers, dancers, or participants entered the arena, there would be another 2008 people on the floor. These groups would all do their show in total unison. It was amazing. They would form a circle or semi-circle perfectly with out marks on the floor. They would them move within the circle and keep the correct form. It was amazing the detail in the show.

The world wondered if China would be ready for the ceremonies, the sporting events, the athletes, and the visitors. The construction seemed to be never ending and not close to completion. There were problems with people protesting the relationship between China and Tibet in different cities as the flame circled the world. Last night it appeared they were ready.

What a show!! Now on to the games. Go USA!!

Tide Gal and Tide Guy