by David Clack
London is on a high. The Olympics went without a hitch, it didn?t rain (well, not much) and the home nation scored its most medals since 1908.
Underneath the joy, though, there?s anxiety -- �10.7 billion (US$17 billion) worth of it, the cost of the city?s sporty fiesta.
Visitor numbers to some of London's traditional attractions actually dropped during the Games fortnight. Old favorites like the Tower of London reported a 30 percent fall, as tourists focused their attention on the taut buttocks of the Brazilian volleyball team.
With the Eurozone in a protracted economic malaise, and some arguing that hosting the Games is more damaging than beneficial, what does this mean for British tourism in the years ahead?
Pundits say London?s fortunes will be more aligned with Barcelona than Athens.
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