London (IsloTimes) -- Few shows can claim such an audience. As the dramatic spectacle of the Olympics Games opening ceremony in London unfolds Friday night, perhaps a billion people around the world will be glued to their television sets.
Tens of thousands more are lucky enough to have a seat inside the Olympic Stadium, the centerpiece of the Olympic Park in east London.
Dubbed Isles of Wonder, it promises to be quite a show -- but then it needs to be.
The opening ceremony, attended not only by thousands of athletes but also Queen Elizabeth II and more than 100 visiting heads of state and foreign dignitaries, sets the scene for the Games to come.