LONDON (Reuters) - The world's spotlight turned to London's Olympic Stadium on Friday where the opening ceremony kick starts the 2012 Games with an eccentric and exuberant celebration of British history, art and culture.
Thousands of people began to file into the state-of-the-art arena in the Olympic Park, a sprawling network of sporting venues, athletes' accommodation, media centres and restaurants built in a previously run-down area of London's East End.
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