I was able to do this as son maintains a subscription to Sky Sport.
I thought the ceremony had been well thought out and was quite spectacular at times.
It was a novel idea having the athletes all arrive by boat.
This was our New Zealand team.
Mittens, as usual, was not impressed with me watching TV.
There were speeches and awards and the usual entertainment shows.
The grande finale was, of course, the lighting of the Olympic cauldron. It was based on a hot air balloon, Paris being the first city in the world to ever launch one.
I wish all the athletes a safe and happy time, and look forward to seeing some of the competitions on Sky over the next couple of weeks.
Margaret xx
