Olympic flare

I had never fully appreciated until I watched the opening of the Winter Olympics from Torino (Turin) just how excellent Italian style and design were. I guess I had suppose it was mainly hype...an Italian propaganda which the world had acquiesced too. But the touches in the ceremony, and the sheer breathtaking power of the symbolism, and the carefulness of the artistry all added together to show us that here we were witnessing "class". Even, I thought, the torch design (above) displayed an elegance which is just soooooo Italian.


And Sophia Loren is just the right person to be carefully leading the famous women carrying the flag.
There was a carefulness about the composition of the shots for TV which was largely absent from the vibrant chaos that seemed to permeate the Sydney Olympics. AAAh what a world we live in.