Can you believe a year ago today the Olympics opened in Beijing?
I remember the energy. The contagious excitement.
The Torch Relay. The Fu Wa. The countdown clock.
Listening to Beijing Welcomes You. Yes, at times, that song still starts spontaneously playing in my head.
We know exactly where we were at 8pm on 08.08.08 . We ended up at a friend’s house for supper and to watch The Opening Ceremony, but we came home early and had to find the rest of the opening ceremony on the internet via live broadcast. Thus, we watched Team USA enter the Bird’s Nest with Macedonian commentary. Hubs complete recap is here.
Fear not. In China, copy right basically means right to copy, so within 48 hours NBC’s coverage of the Opening Ceremony was available at DVD alley for 6rmb (88 cents). We bought a copy and watched the entire ceremony again…in English. (The Chinese thought that NBC had a more thorough commentary than their own CCTV which was why the DVD was available.)
Where were you on 08.08.08?
Wow! NBC was selling the DVD for a lot of money. I know because my son wanted it, but the price was too steep for me. Now for 88 cents I would have definitely sprung for it. I love when the Olympics are on, it is so much fun to watch.
Sandra! Wasn't that fun!!! We had just moved to Atlanta when the Olympics were there! I got to help feed some wrestlers at a friend's house! We were all soooo taken with it all!
I was house-sitting on the island of Hokkaido, watching Japan National TV in Japanese and reading a liveblog from Canada.