sebastien1214 Posted July 24, 2024 Report Posted July 24, 2024 3 minutes ago, Sir Rols said: C'est assez spectaculaire ! now imagine the Eiffel Tower shooting lasers at all the Parisian monuments and setting off fireworks at these monuments Quote
yoshi Posted July 24, 2024 Report Posted July 24, 2024 So that's what what the webcam shows is supposed to look like! It certainly looks impressive - is it actually shooting them at the other monuments lol, the Eiffel Tower turned bad Quote
baron-pierreIV Posted July 25, 2024 Author Report Posted July 25, 2024 Chaos in public transportation day before Opening! How will workers, spectators move around? More importantly, how will emergency vehicles (including those who HAVE to get to the hospitals ASAP, function? God help you if you get a heart attack, premature birth, an appendicitis attack or some sort of grand seizures. Olympics 2024: Paris transport shuts down ahead of opening ceremony (msn.com) Quote
Cyriln Posted July 25, 2024 Report Posted July 25, 2024 All sessions start with les trois coups (the three blows). It's a tradition in French theatre: all plays start with someone hitting the floor three times with a stick. That sequence has been pimped to be used during the Games. 1 Quote
baron-pierreIV Posted July 25, 2024 Author Report Posted July 25, 2024 Uh-oh. SACRE MIERDE!! Parisians threaten to poop in the Seine ahead of Olympics (insidethegames.biz) Quote
baron-pierreIV Posted July 25, 2024 Author Report Posted July 25, 2024 Uh-oh! They're NOT feeding the foreign athletes! But maybe just the French athletes? These Games are turning out to be un debacle!! Athletes complain of FOOD shortages in Olympic Village (msn.com) Quote
sebastien1214 Posted July 25, 2024 Report Posted July 25, 2024 Already only two days of competitions, but one thing to say: what a pleasure to see stadiums and arenas with the public again 8 years later. Finally the end of the long COVID tunnel in which we were all immersed. 1 Quote
Sir Rols Posted July 25, 2024 Report Posted July 25, 2024 Fun Google Doodle today (it’s also animated)! And now the Big Day’s arrived I just want to wish everyone a Great Games!!! To our French members, particularly @sebastien1214, @Cyriln, @cfm Jeremie, @DamC (and other who I can’t remember right at the moment), soak it up! Enjoy! It’s really a special time, so make the most of it. To those who are visiting Paris, @StefanMUC, @Victorian, @Nacholympic and others, hope you have the time of your lives! Do post to let us know your experiences. And to the rest of us watching on TV and posting here, let’s all geek out! 2 Quote
baron-pierreIV Posted July 26, 2024 Author Report Posted July 26, 2024 (edited) Uh-oh. Now the staff at the IOC hotel, Hotel du Collectionneurs are on strike!! Olympic bosses see staff go on strike at luxury $24M Paris hotel they are staying in (msn.com) What NEXT? Edited July 26, 2024 by baron-pierreIV Quote
FYI Posted July 26, 2024 Report Posted July 26, 2024 Paris is abuzz ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony as a festive atmosphere takes hold: https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/olympics/paris-abuzz-ahead-olympics-opening-rcna163585 Paris is abuzz ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony as a festive atmosphere takes ho Quote
sebastien1214 Posted July 26, 2024 Report Posted July 26, 2024 https://www.francetvinfo.fr/economie/transports/sncf/les-tgv-au-depart-et-a-l-arrivee-de-la-gare-montparnasse-a-paris-sont-retardes-en-raison-d-un-incendie-aux-abords-des-voies-dans-l-eure-et-loir_6687702.html Russia strike again... Quote
sebastien1214 Posted July 26, 2024 Report Posted July 26, 2024 9 minutes ago, sebastien1214 said: https://www.francetvinfo.fr/economie/transports/sncf/les-tgv-au-depart-et-a-l-arrivee-de-la-gare-montparnasse-a-paris-sont-retardes-en-raison-d-un-incendie-aux-abords-des-voies-dans-l-eure-et-loir_6687702.html Russia strike again... And so, the 3 most important high-speed lines in the country have been attacked and will not be restarted before Monday in the best case scenario. Quote
Sir Rols Posted July 26, 2024 Report Posted July 26, 2024 Sigh… What a f*cking petulant troll Putin is Quote
baron-pierreIV Posted July 26, 2024 Author Report Posted July 26, 2024 36 minutes ago, Sir Rols said: Sigh… What a f*cking petulant troll Putin is Speakin' of the prick Putin . . . Video | Facebook Quote
StefanMUC Posted July 26, 2024 Report Posted July 26, 2024 2 hours ago, sebastien1214 said: And so, the 3 most important high-speed lines in the country have been attacked and will not be restarted before Monday in the best case scenario. I hope you're wrong there and they're repairing quickly, we want to take the train on Sunday morning (via Strasbourg)... Quote
FYI Posted July 26, 2024 Report Posted July 26, 2024 Do you have a "plan B", there?! "Sorry, couldn't resist.." Quote
sebastien1214 Posted July 26, 2024 Report Posted July 26, 2024 1 minute ago, FYI said: Do you have a "plan B", there?! "Sorry, couldn't resist.." He's German, with Deutsche Bahn he must be used to plan Bs! Quote
StefanMUC Posted July 26, 2024 Report Posted July 26, 2024 Just now, sebastien1214 said: He's German, with Deutsche Bahn he must be used to plan Bs! Oh definitely! But not in this case actually as I was intentionally booking the one direct connection without depending on the Deutsche Bahn changeover times... 1 Quote
yoshi Posted July 26, 2024 Report Posted July 26, 2024 (edited) Stop pls, if this goes on we Brits are gonna become known for good weather & a functional railway & I'm not sure we'll be able to cope with the existential angst that'll cause (On a serious note, it's cloudy but dry here - I'd swap our dry weather tonight for that Paris rainstorm in a heartbeat to keep the ceremony dry. All my fingers crossed for some last minute luck) (On another serious note, there are no words to describe whoever it is has wrecked the TGV network ) Edited July 26, 2024 by yoshi Quote
Rob2012 Posted July 26, 2024 Report Posted July 26, 2024 Team GB t-shirt on. Beers in. TV working. GamesBids account still active after 21 years. Another ceremony hours away. Good luck Paris and Vive La France, (at least for tonight!) Quote
Olympian2004 Posted July 26, 2024 Report Posted July 26, 2024 Good to see you again, Rob! It really feels like a reunion to me, nice that we can meet again during each new edition of the Olympic Games! And bonne chance, Paris et la France, also from me! I will keep my fingers crossed for you. Unlike our English friends, Germans will always be by your side. 😝 1 Quote
yoshi Posted July 26, 2024 Report Posted July 26, 2024 25 minutes ago, Olympian2004 said: Unlike our English friends, Germans will always be by your side. 😝 We're all by your side tonight - I can't speak for everyone but I'm more excited for tonight than I was at this time on July 27 2012. It'll be a ceremony like nothing before, however it goes. I really hope it's a success & I think we all do Quote
Rob2012 Posted July 26, 2024 Report Posted July 26, 2024 5 minutes ago, yoshi said: We're all by your side tonight - I can't speak for everyone but I'm more excited for tonight than I was at this time on July 27 2012. It'll be a ceremony like nothing before, however it goes. I really hope it's a success & I think we all do No, definitely not more excited than I was in 2012! But I don't think I've been more intrigued about a ceremony than this one. I've mostly avoided the ceremonies threads here this time, so I'm looking forward to seeing how Paris does this! 1 Quote
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