OPINION: Olympics opening ceremony on the river was too ambitious for Paris
by @thelocalfrance
@thelocalfrance— The idea of holding the Olympics opening ceremony on the River Seine is a 'crazy idea' - maybe it would have been best to have left it at the ideas stage, writes John Lichfield.
Japan Today—Paris will become a no-fly zone to safeguard its wildly ambitious Olympic opening ceremony. Skies over the Paris region will be closed for six hours as part of the massive security operation for the July 26 opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the Paris airports operator said Wednesday. Augustin de Romanet, chairman of Aéroports de Paris, said airlines are being warned in advance about
The Washington Times—Paris will become a no-fly zone to safeguard its wildly ambitious Olympic opening ceremony. Skies over the Paris region will be closed for six hours as part of the massive security operation for the July 26 opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the Paris airports operator said Wednesday.
Japan Today—Paris Olympics opening ceremony on river Seine will last nearly 4 hours. With sunset and moonlight gleaming on the river, the grandiose opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics will last nearly four hours. A total of 205 delegations will parade on more than 80 boats on the Seine. The ceremony will drift slowly from east to west, bridge to bridge, snaking six