Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Some Olympic Photos

The so-called Interweb doesn't work so well over here. The "Great Firewall", where web traffic is monitored by the man, means that things move at 56k modem speed (I think via a 1997 vintage modem in one guy's basement) a lot of the time.

Tickets have been a little tricky to come by (especially given the web situation), but I've made it to several events (Track/field, both kinds of volleyball (beach and proper), water polo, marathon, etc).

A few photos (more to come)...


Gleaming the Cube...







The Birds Nest










Olympic Green subway station











Hurdles...










The flame atop the 'Nest










Organizers were worried that the seats in the Birds Nest were too small for American asses. If my (admittedly woman-like) broad hips were any indicator, they were right.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Not to be all Dwight Shrute-like but...Question. In the picture of the cube I see people walking around under umbrellas even though it seems pretty sunny out. Optical illusion or cultural trend?

Anonymous said...

There is a notable absence of food and associated commentary in the Bejing series....what gives?