18 Days in August, an Olympic Blog

This might not get much play in the media, but the Catch the Light programme is astounding. Walking last night at the foot of the Acropolis interacting with the multimedia installations and watching the thousands of people revel in their stroll amidst the ancient monuments and the abundance of modern art, music and dance has been the highlight of the visit so far. While the Cultural Olympiad promise has not been fulfilled, this is a great example of how a city can be transformed in more than the usual infrastructure ways, and a small reminder of how much more successful the games could have been if the promised melding of sports and culture had been attempted in earnest.
For more details on the programme, http://www.athens2004.com/en/OlympicLookOfAthens