The 2008 Beijing Olympics have now come to a close, not so long ago we watched the fantastic opening ceremony and now we got to watch the closing ceremony. The best part was the handing over to the next games, London 2012.
I have not watched as much Olympics as I have done this year and now I am left with an empty feeling inside, now what am I going to do with my time at home.
The opening ceremony was scripted and there was a lot of controversy such as the lip syncing with the young girl, but the closing ceremony was unscripted fun as if there was a party inside the Birds Nest.
The athletes looked as if they were having the most fun; maybe it was the taking part or the fact that they are on their way home to see their families. The athletes were blowing kisses at the crowd while those who won medals were showing them off.
The closing ceremony had acrobats, unicyclists playing basketball and a lot more to entertain the crowd.
London knew that they would not be able to match the opening and closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics when it came to the handover. They did a couple of things that did please the crowd, firstly driving a red double-decker bus on to the filed as well as David Beckham coming on to the field.
For images of the closing ceremony click here
