there hasn't been much commentary relevant to what is happening outside competition itself so I will add my 2 cents...
Where is the display for the next Olympics in London? C'mon Limeys show your pride and sell yourself to us
Why is Dutch house closed to the public?
Why are the European teams (except Germany) limiting access to their pavilions?
Why do I need to get scanned for bombs when I want to go watch a show?
Why is there no travel information for the countries that are displaying themselves, if I am interested in the Netherlands (for example), wouldn't it be helpful to have information available for me to peruse?
and finally,
Why are there empty seats for games that I want to go see? the Olympic family bullshit is getting annoying for those of us who are trying to get tickets and having no luck, only to see some block of empty seats reserved for IOC members that cannot even be bothered to attend the games that they laid claim to.
All in all, the Olympics have been good. The tourists are friendly and the weather has been perfect but the flaws in planning have reared their ugly head especially when it comes to the rampant ticket scalping which has gotten out of hand.