And finally, some Olympic trivia
See below a bunch of things you didn't know, and probably didn't ned to know.
More than 1 billion people are expected to tune into the opening ceremony of the London Games, which will be directed by Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle.
London previously held the Olympic Games in 1908 and 1948 and the upcoming 2012 Games will make it the only modern city to have hosted the Games three times.
The 2012 Games are expected to end up costing £20 billion, almost 10 times the original stated amount.
The Olympic Park sports venues will use at least 40 percent less water than equivalent buildings elsewhere due to initiatives such as collecting rain water on roofs to flush toilets.
More than 800,000 tons of soil -- enough to fill the Royal Albert Hall nine times -- had to be taken away while 33 buildings on the site had to be demolished before construction could begin.
An extra 3 million journeys are expected to be made on London’s already creaking public transport system during the busiest days of the Games.
Around 4,000 trees will be planted in the Olympic Park and Olympic Village by the time the Games begin. Queen Elizabeth planted the first tree in October 2009.
International Broadcast Centre, the main press building in the Olympic Park, is the size of six football pitches and will be a 24-hour media hub for around 20,000 broadcasters, photographers and journalists.
The Olympic Stadium is the lightest Olympic arena ever built, using around 10,000 tons of steel.
Once the Games have finished, the sports equipment used will be donated to various charities.
Source : edition.cnn.com/TRAVEL/
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