Grace and I just got back from the passing of the Olympic torch ceremony and the Free Tibet protesters were extremely effective in sabotaging the event. From where I could see, the whole route was covered by protesters booing the Chinese and the British athletes. The procession had a massive police escort, and the torch bearer was barely visible, as he was flanked by so much security. It was not a cheerful event.
I have no reason to believe it wasn't like this the whole way through London, as there was nothing special about the place we were standing. Check out our video of the torch passing through and see if you can feel the Olympic spirit waft through the crowd... I couldn't.
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Sunday, April 06, 2008
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We also went to this 'parade' (as we thought it would be!) with Julia, Matt's cousin who lives in the same building as us, and her 18 mo old, Evan. He did NOT like it. He got scared and they left. I don't blame them, this was a rowdy and excited bunch!
Did you even see the torch or just a huddled mass surrounded by security guards?
We pretty much just saw the back of the guy's head and the top licks of the flame. Other than that, yeah, we were blocked by crowds of protesters, a ring of police in bright yellow jackets and another ring of Chinese guards in bright sky blue jogging outfits.
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