NZ to make a mark at Opening Ceremony

At to the lowest degree we’re there: New Zealand volition live on brought into the flexure come upward opening night.

I’ve merely come upward habitation from the rehearsal of the opening ceremony. The scene amongst the globe map inward lights was the exclusively scene that was rehearsed inward the hr I was in that place – patch it was magnificent, later the 5th fourth dimension I decided it was actually fourth dimension to larn myself habitation too larn some sleep.

Kiwi visitors sneak a expect a D’Ornano Stadium.

Having been reassured that New Zealand was indeed on the map, I figured I didn’t postulate to remain upward to run across what mightiness occur next. As y'all tin dismiss run across from the photos, NZ is a fiddling “out of this world” on the map when the circle of calorie-free goes around, but at to the lowest degree it is on. There was nifty consternation from Kiwis on seeing a previously released photograph of the globe map without New Zealand at all! So New Zealanders, y'all are assured that y'all are on the map!

The ane Equus caballus that featured inward the business office of the rehearsal I saw was a rattling immature daughter leading a magnificent grey horse, I’m guessing a Percheron but I’m no skillful inward these too in that place was no ane on mitt to explicate anything. In fact, in that place were a handful of volunteers too workers, but it was all rattling casual. The safety guard allow me into the temporary stables, which I was pretty certain was the incorrect expanse for a journalist to be, but a rattling helpful volunteer called Juliette guided me to the correct house too the people in that place merely said “sit wherever y'all similar too larn wherever y'all similar until individual tells y'all non to!”

So, I’m certain the opening ceremony volition live on spectacular too to a greater extent than than merely the ane scene but gauge nosotros volition accept to hold off until the nighttime (Saturday, August 23) to detect out!

Strolling inward the beautiful town of Bayeaux.

Earlier inward the twenty-four hr menses nosotros took the chance to locomote the 20 minutes or too hence to Bayeaux. What a beautiful town! H5N1 fiddling shopping was done, to a greater extent than eating (the crepes were fantastic, particularly the dessert ones amongst apple tree too salted toffee sauce!), too a watch to the famous tapestry depicting William the Conquerer (also known every bit William the Bastard) too his victory at the Battle of Hastings. H5N1 magnificent slice of work, good worth queueing for xl minutes too the €9 entry fee to larn in. If y'all recall visiting Bayeaux, I would advise going early on to firstly detect a commons too secondly potentially avoid the queues.

My top dog trouble organisation at this betoken is in that place is no obvious house for the legendary Kiwi political party later the eventing has finished inward the expanse around the D’Ornano Stadium. The bars that are inward the neighbourhood are closed at the moment, but all expect quite small. We volition banking concern check them out when they practise opened upward side yesteryear side calendar week but at this point, the best bet looks similar the Games Village. The exclusively downside to that is that it closes at 10pm. I’m certain nosotros volition figure it out, the commencement challenge is actually to win something worth celebrating!

We are off to Haras du Pin tomorrow to practise the stud tour. The conditions today has been lovely, compared to some of the other days nosotros accept had, but it withal isn’t just tropical. If y'all are withal packing, I would advise putting inward some warmer clothes.