tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177225541748552284.post3428231317180103575..comments2023-10-07T13:11:49.538+01:00Comments on The State Of The Nation UK: Olympics endStephen Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05856125636247364096noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177225541748552284.post-31608169800450620462012-08-13T10:30:33.604+01:002012-08-13T10:30:33.604+01:00Very nice pics, Stephen. You just don't know h...Very nice pics, Stephen. You just don't know how to disappoint! <br />Certainly the uniforms of the bearskin-wearing guards must be the smartest and most eye-catching in the entire world, even if I have to block out mentally the fact of their being made from the real thing. <br />The Thames vista with the castle in the background is quite something too. <br /><br />Olympics closing ceremony - had to stay up for nearly three hours past usual retiring time - just in case something extraordinary and unplanned happened. Well, as you know, it didn't. <br />Think I'd better do my own after-thoughts posting to avoid it overshadowing your own blog here. Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.com