Travel & Olympics Month: Opening Ceremony

[Raena]

 

 

Those of you who have been around a while know that the Brown Ajah hosts a travel event every year. Well, this year we decided to have a combined travel and Olympics event!

 

During the entire month of August there will be discussions about the Olympics as well as discussions about travelling in the UK and London. You will also be able to participate in a tetrathlon: four different games over the course of four weeks. The overall winner gets a gold medal (signature)!

 

We are also bringing back the fun game “Where in the World is the Brown Ajah?”. Will you be able to guess the two locations that the Brown Ajah - accidentally or not - travel (or should that be Travel?) to?

 

The real Opening Ceremony is taking place in London today. Who is watching?

 

The Opening Ceremony is a celebration showcasing the best of the Host Nation. It also features a parade of all competing nations and the highly anticipated entrance of the Olympic Flame, which ignites the Cauldron and signals the start of the Games.

 

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The event has officially started! See below for links to all the threads.

 

Me'Arearth:

 

The Gambles of Olympia

 

Warderesque sports report

 

Dragonmount Olympic Games

 

Brown Ajah:

 

Week 1

 

Where in the World is the Brown Ajah?

 

Tetrathlon - Guess the Pictures!

 

Week 2

 

Where in the World is the Brown Ajah?

 

Tetrathlon game 2 Word Search

 

Discussion: Mythology, History, and Meaning of the Olympics

 

Discussion: Would You Go to (Travel To) The Olympics

 

Week 3

 

Where in the World is the Brown Ajah?

 

Tetrathlon game 3 Hangman

 

Sports in the Wheel of Time

 

Week 4

 

Where in the World is the Brown Ajah?

 

Architecture in London

 

Discussion: London

 

Tetrathlon Final Game - International Anagrams

[Nyanna al'Meara]

I'm watching it right now!! They're showing the recent history/industrialization and from then on forth, on a huge setting that looks like the Shire lol, with cool theatrics to mime everything!!!! :D

[Aiel Heart]

For whatever reason they aren't airing it live here >.> It'll be on in 3 hours *pout*

[Nyanna al'Meara]

For whatever reason they aren't airing it live here >.> It'll be on in 3 hours *pout*

Oh wow...whyever would they do that!!!???

 

 

Aaaaand... o.O

 

James Bond just parachuted in XD

 

Teh Queen is also coming :)

[Kaylahn]

They put it on 3 hours from now because it will be Prime Time and people won't cry so much about their "shows" being interrupted.

[Aiel Heart]

^What she said >.> WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

[Nyanna al'Meara]

Awh. Thats just...

 

But - it should be worth teh wait, I think tis pretty impressive thus far! :D

[michellem]

It's great! Right now all the countries are marching it. Seriously, I had goosebumps trough so much of the shows. And they've played Muse twice! Wuhuuuu!

[Nyanna al'Meara]

It's great! Right now all the countries are marching it. Seriously, I had goosebumps trough so much of the shows. And they've played Muse twice! Wuhuuuu!

Yeah it was sooooo cool!! Mr Bean was hilarious :P I loved all the dancing :D

[michellem]

I laughed my ass of with Mr. Bean XD And gigantic Voldemort! And they included punk and rock in the music cavalcade! And the big brewery horses! And the friggin huuuuuge towers rising up! And everything!

 

I switched off for a bit now, not very interessting to watch all the countries. Will switch on every now and then to see Norway (and New Zealand :P ) entering, and then try to find out approx. when the countries are done. Im so curious if Muse will be playing live, since they have one of the official Olympic songs.

[Basel Gill]

It's always interesting for me watching Olympics here, because I can choose between Canadian and American coverage. Typically, the opening and closing ceremonies tend to be about a half-hour to an hour off from each other, because even when time zones dictate delaying them to show in prime time, Canada begins a little earlier. During events, the US channels will often hold off on events held during the daytime and show them during prime time, Canada will sometimes air them live.

[Aiel Heart]

About twenty minutes until I get to see *pout*

[Nyanna al'Meara]

I laughed my ass of with Mr. Bean XD And gigantic Voldemort!

 

I switched off for a bit now, not very interessting to watch all the countries. Will switch on every now and then to see Norway (and New Zealand :P )

:D *HIGHFIVES*

 

I watched every country entering, and listed them, and posted them on the BT Goal: 200,000 thread the moment they entered (or tried to, anyway)

I'm totally exhausted now XD It was a challenge since I was on my ipod...my own Olympic Challenge! :P

 

Arctic Monkeys were playing "Come Together" along to...sparkly winged...bikes

Watching all teh Official speechy stuff now :)

[michellem]

It was great! Was hoping for a use live performance, but possibly in the closing ceremony? Anyhow, I enjoyed it alot. It was so very, very british! <3 Want to move to UK naaaaow.

[Nyanna al'Meara]

It was great! Was hoping for a use live performance, but possibly in the closing ceremony? Anyhow, I enjoyed it alot. It was so very, very british! <3

So it's ended then? Cos the Chilean channel here just SUDDENLY stopped showing it and I was un likkle sad...

Well I had though I'd heard on the news a few days back that the Spice Girls would be performing LOL.

 

Want to move to UK naaaaow.

YAAARR! Take me with you!

[michellem]

Of course! I'll pobably move there in 2-3 years to take my gardening bachelor, you can come live with us! ^^

[Aiel Heart]

So that was seriously cool.......

[The Bard Babe]

I'm watching it now, I was at rehearsal all morning, so I missed it.

 

This is sooooo exciting!!!!!!!!!!

I agree Nya, the first one looked like the Shire, and they had Lockhart doing the speech!!! They're currently turning it into the Industrial age.

 

And as for the UK, my whole family's English, but we're all from further north, in Liverpool, which is much dodgier than London. XD

 

This music is amazing!!! And the Beatles army, so approve.

The industrial age looks like Isengard...I think they're just stealing LotR sets

[Raena]

Waaah I wanted to watch the opening ceremony but there's a stupid voice-over that I can't get rid of I feel like I'm missing out!

[Crimson_Ayla]

Want to move to UK naaaaow.

YAAARR! Take me with you!

 

Yoo get yourself over here right now twinneh!

 

I like the torch :)

[Aiel Heart]

The torch was cool. I also liked how symbolic everything was. And the rings raining down "fire" was awesome. All of the flags on the hill of the Shire was awesome as well (my siblings and I saw LotR in nearly every part of the show :P )

[michellem]

I heard that NBC edited out the section of the opening ceremony, that was a memorial for those fallen in the London bombings in 2005...!!! These bombings happened the day after it was clear London was to host the Olympics. They still cannot say for sure it wasn't related. And NBC cuts it out because "it wasn't right for the american audience". Well, go kiss a trolloc, NBC!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2180179/NBC-Olympic-coverage-Bob-Costas-joins-outrage-7-7-terrorist-attacks-tribute-edited-Opening-Ceremony.html

[Masema]

If that's true than that's horrible that they did that. I didn't watch it. I was working unfortunatly. But as with all things recorded, I can probably find it on youtube when I get the chance.

[Aiel Heart]

I'm definitely looking that up on youtube. That is horrible!

[Raena]

The first game in the Tetrathlon is up! Look here! I will also be keeping track of all the different threads in the first post of this thread. Have fun!