Well, about an hour ago London offically became on Olympic City when the special road lanes for Olympic VIPs opened. Nicknamed ‘Zil Lanes’ by many Londoners – a reference to the VIP lanes in the former Soviet Union – they came in to action at 6am this morning. Trespassing in to them, be it car, lorry, bus or bicycle generates a GBP £130 fine – about $200.

More information about Games Lanes here at TfL

An of course, depite the Opening Ceremony being on Friday, we have the first Olympic event. Womens Football in Wales. The UK will be playing New Zealand. An intersting perspective of the event from one the UK participants is at the BBC web site here.