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| The Olympic Stadium |
By 6pm we were on
the coach and on our way. We arrive at Olympic park and its insane.
The stadium is massive and looks immense especially with the large
red twisting sculpture stood aside it. There's volunteers everywhere,
welcoming, directing and exciting everyone. The atmosphere is
electric. We head through security and find our seats. We are in a
prime position, so close we can see everyones expressions and really
feel part of it. The MC comes on and the Pre show begins. The whole
stadium is a big countryside set with people farming,
playing cricket and tennis, relaxing and chatting. Theres sheep,
cows, seats, clouds, farmhouses, kids. Its immense.
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Dinner in the countryside
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20.12pm and the
red arrows fly over the stadium signalling the start of the show.
What follows is one of the most spectacular, heartfelt, sincere, mass
participation performances I have ever seen. Thousands of volunteers
, musicians, dancers and actors tell the story of the history of
Great Britain. From the industrial revolution to the development of
the World Wide Web. They celebrate all our national treasures from the Queen, James Bond, Mr Bean and JK
Rowling to the NHS. There's theatre, comedy, incredible music, film, production,
tributes to the war heros and those we have lost and so much
more...There's lights, fireworks, fire, rain... The whole
show is so impressive, so well thought out, so well choreographed (by
Danny Boyle) and so well performed.
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Incredible performances bring the stadium to life
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And then of course theres the
athletes. From over 200 countries, I don't even remember how many
athletes.... thousands!!! All wearing their official gear, all
following their countries flag, all excited and ready for the
competition ahead.
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Team GB arrive to huge applause
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The final country to appear is GB, dressed in
Golden outfits lead by Chris Hoy, and as they enter the arena the
whole stadium erupts. We are close
enough to see the smiles and expression on the faces of the athletes
as they all come past. The place is going wild. Its an incredible
feeling being part of it. Watching from the stands. I imagine being
one of the athletes on the ground! Then its time to
light the torch. Brought in by David Beckham and Stephen Redgrave and
lit by several young up and coming athletes. It was incredible. The
2012 Olympics games are officially opened. London 2012 begins.
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| London 2012 Olympic Games are officially opened |
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