Hard to believe that 3 1/2 weeks went so quickly at the Delhi Commonwealth Games…
Even harder to believe what a contrast it is to be in Guangzhou, China, for the 16th Asian Games.
I was in GZ in 1989 and it was a big, sprawling, shabby city with a trillion bicycles, the odd ox cart and many families getting around on retro-fitted combine harvesters.
Flash forward to 2010 and GZ is a big, sprawling shining city straight out of Blade Runner full of stunning towers (including the world’s tallest) and trillions of cars – rushhour lasts four hours and most cars seem to be only a couple of years old.
The countdown to the Asian Games is on and I am sure the Opening Ceremony will be a doozy…
