it's greek to me
Methinks the opening ceremony was brilliant. A main reason is because they have such a rich culture to draw upon, and also isn't my favourite period, the Renaissance, an age which puts emphasis on the revival of the Greek and Roman antiquities? So which character would you like to be in the performance? I was thinking the boy on the serene boat journey can be very beautiful, but the downside is that you don't get to put on cool costumes like these: (better than the human statues in Covent Garden, eh?)
Courtesy of BBC News
It would be great to be Hercules or a centaur though. Tried very hard to spot familiar faces amongst the China and Chinese Taipei teams. Yao Ming is reminiscent of BFG, and some Taiwanese lads looked promising apart from their disastrous hair treatment. Whilst typing here, I really hope that China will not screw up the event four years later.