This, to me, is the most jaw-dropping part of the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony.

What do you think of the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony? Spectacular, eh? The parade of nations went on and on and on but I don’t think we can blame anyone for that. I was planning to put up a poll to get your feedback on the opening ceremonies but Blogger went crappy once again and wouldn’t allow me to save the poll. Darn!

But here’s some media reviews on the opening ceremony:

The New York Times: Until now, the most memorable of the ceremonies I have seen was thrown by Sydney, where the Australian irreverent sense of humor and magnificent backdrop of a gorgeous city made it a terrific show.

But this one was mesmerizing on such a grand scale, with the meaning of this event to a huge, formerly closed country obvious in every minute.

And the culminating lighting of the cauldron was jaw-droppingly cool. In a word, wow.

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