Hello and welcome to the up to the minute (I guess I have to do half today and half tomorrow :( )
7:30: Olympic Ceremony begins.
7:46: Ryan Seacrest interview with USA Gymnastics Team breakout stars Jordyn Wieber and Gabby Douglas.
7:53: Official countdown begins.
7:56: Tour of the U.K.'s 4 countries commences.
7:59: Danny Boyle's unique Opening Ceremony artistic piece, "Isles of Wonder", commences.
8:16: Olympic rings are up in the sky.
8:21: James Bond short film starts.
8:25: Your Highness Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh arrive and the Union Jack flag arrives.
8:27: The U.K. flag is hoisted up on the flagpole and the national anthem is sung.
8:34: National Health Service is honored.
8:37: J.K. Rowling speaks.
8:38: Captain Hook, He-who-shall-not-be-named (Voldemort), Cruella de Vil, and
Mary Poppins appear and start to act.
8:45: Mr. Bean starts to play "Chariots of Fire".
8:59: London's Music History Tour starts.
9:12: Tim Berners-Lee types a message to the audience.
9:14: David Beckham cruises along the River Thames.
9:18: Ryan Seacrest interviews Michael Phelps, 8-gold medalist in the 2008 Olympics and athlete in the US Swimming team.
9:23: The Nations Parade begins with Greece.
9:25: Afghanistan, Alberia, and Algeria come in.
9:26: American Samoa, Andorra.
9:27: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda.
9:28: Argentina, Armenia.
9:29: Aruba, Australia.
9:31: Austria.
9:34: Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados.
9:35: Belgium, Belize, Benin,
9:36: Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia.
9:37: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana.
9:38: Brazil, British Virgin Islands.
9:41: Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia.
9:42: Cameroon, Canada.
9:43: Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic.
9:44: Chad, Chile.
9:45: China.
9:49: Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivore, Cuba.
9:50: Cyprus, Czech Republic.
9:51: North Korea, Democratic Republic of The Congo.
9:52: Denmark, Djibouti.
9:53: Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador.
9:54: Egypt, El Salvador.
9:57: Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji.
9:58: Finland, Macedonia, France.
9:59: Gabon.
10:00: Gambia, Georgia, Germany.
10:01: Ghana.
10:02: Grenada.
10:05: Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras.
10:06: Hong Kong, Hungary.
10:07: Iceland, Independent Olympic Athletes.
10:08: India, Indonesia, Iran.
10:09: Iraq, Ireland, Israel.
10:10: Italy.
10:13: Jamaica, Japan, Jordan.
10:15: Kazakhastan, Kenya.
10:16: Kiribati, South Korea.
10:20: Kuwait, Kyrgystan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechenstein, Lithuania.
10:21: Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia.
10:22: Maldives, Mali.
10:23: Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius.
10:24: Mexico, Micronesia.
10:27: Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru.
10:28: Nepal, Netherlands.
10:29: New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger.
10:30: Nigeria, Norway, Oman.
10:31: Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama.
10:35 : Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal.
10:36: Puerto Rico, Qatar.
10:37: Romania, Russia.
10:38: Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
10:42: Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles.
10:43: Sierra Leone, Singapore.
10:44: Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands.
10:45: Somalia, South Africa, Spain.
10:47: Sri Lanka, Sudan.
10:48: Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden.
10:49: Swaziland, Switzerland, Syria.
10:50: Chinese Taipei.
10:53 : Tajikstan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo.
10:55: Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia.
10:56: Turkey, Turkmenistan.
10:57: Tuvalu, Uganda.
10:58: Ukraine.
11:02: United Arab Emirates, United States of America.
11:05: Uruguay, Uzbekiztan.
11:06: Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam.
11:07: Virgin Islands, Yemen.
11:08: Zambia, Zimbabwe, Great Britain.
And there I conclude my special edition post! I'll update tomorrow anything that comes up :)!
Have a great Olympic weekend!
