youknowyourebritishwhen: The Opening Ceremony for the Olympics has been revealed The Olympic Stadium will be transformed into the “British countryside” for the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Games on 27 July. My favourite bit of this is the representation of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland through the use of Maypoles topped with a Rose, a Thistle, a Leek, and Flax. There is even going to be fake clouds which will produce rain, unless it actually rains on the night. You can read the full story on the BBC website here

youknowyourebritishwhen:

The Opening Ceremony for the Olympics has been revealed

The Olympic Stadium will be transformed into the “British countryside” for the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Games on 27 July.

My favourite bit of this is the representation of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland through the use of Maypoles topped with a Rose, a Thistle, a Leek, and Flax.

There is even going to be fake clouds which will produce rain, unless it actually rains on the night.

You can read the full story on the BBC website here

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    See, this is exactly WHY I love the idea of the ceremony. Instead of simply trying to one-up the previous ceremony,...
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looks amazing opening ceremony london 2012
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