games along with the scottish city of glasgow where most of the other events are taking place. this wasn't your typical setting for an opening ceremony a stadium swap for a square berlin's bright side pratt's the location for the festivities spectators were treated to a musical display japanese michelle performing his entry for this year's your vision song contest. and then came the athletes more than fifteen hundred from nearly fifty countries are taking part here united europe is the theme. seven reigning olympic champions make this one of the strongest european fields in history. with the iconic kaiser wilhelm the morrill churches the backdrop it was time for balinese mad to complete the formalities and no.