Friday night was a special time as we curled up with the kids in our jammies, some popcorn, and a very nice Italian Pinot Grigio to watch the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics. Can't say that Channel 7 coverage here in Aus was of the same quality as our beloved CBC however we loved all of the theatrics and effects with a particular nod to the drummers, the huge globe with Sarah Brightman on top, the dancers drawing on the paper and the final runner lighting the flame (we only caught that on the replay Saturday morning.
The boys retired to our bed to try and watch the athletes coming in but with the inverse or reverse or mixedup order of countries, they never made it as the attached pictures are testament to. We managed to see Canada come in but then we even fell asleep around midnight and missed Australa and the live lighting of the flame.
What a great experience to share with our family and 'neat" to follow our adoptive country - for a year anyway - to see how they do. Down here all the talk is Grant Hackett, James Tomkins, the smog, the venues, the opening ceremonies, and the smog.
We look forward to following the games closely from our southern vantage point and we hope that they are as good as the opening ceremonies have promised.
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