Gretzky

To be honest, I was shocked by the early exit of NY. Moscow was never really into it. But Madrid showed a very strong finish just days before the end. Most of the votes went from the captial to London in the final round. Oh man, this was a close one....

The reconstruction of Stratford will be one of the greatest, ambitous project in the history of mankind. It will bring work to the isles, but I wonder if this can spark a major turn around in the agiling economy of the UK.

I felt for Paris...this was really close....it kind of reminded when Beijing lose the 2000 bid to Sydney....