Well the Olympics were phenomenal to say the least! There is not enough room for me to showcase my photos here but if you go to the link below you will see a pretty good representation of what I took. Awesome!
http://picasaweb.google.com/nolanmitchell14/Beijjing2008Olympics
Nolan
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Olympic Tickets!!!
Well I had said I was not going to be heading to the Olympics for a variety of reasons. However once I started to watch and saw all the empty seat I got to thinking...maybe a chance?
Well it turns out an old high school buddy was there on his trip of a lifetime. Basically he was handling some ticket sales. So I got in touch with him and two days later I was headed to Beijing to pick up some tickets! Now I've taken way more photos than I can post here and am way behind in work so you will have to hold a bit for the full story including what events I saw.
What I will tell you is that it was an amazing experience! Everything from the venues to the volunteers (rumored to be over 1 million!!!) to all the people around the world that I meet it was super cool.
Here is a photo from the afternoon of my first day in front of the Bird's Nest. It's so large no matter where you go it's tough to get the perfect photo!
Below is a photo of the Water Cube. This has been given such wonderful reports by the athletes and everyone else who has seen it and been in it. I wasn't able to get in but it's super cool from the outside!
Well it turns out an old high school buddy was there on his trip of a lifetime. Basically he was handling some ticket sales. So I got in touch with him and two days later I was headed to Beijing to pick up some tickets! Now I've taken way more photos than I can post here and am way behind in work so you will have to hold a bit for the full story including what events I saw.
What I will tell you is that it was an amazing experience! Everything from the venues to the volunteers (rumored to be over 1 million!!!) to all the people around the world that I meet it was super cool.
Here is a photo from the afternoon of my first day in front of the Bird's Nest. It's so large no matter where you go it's tough to get the perfect photo!
Below is a photo of the Water Cube. This has been given such wonderful reports by the athletes and everyone else who has seen it and been in it. I wasn't able to get in but it's super cool from the outside!
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Olympic Spirit - Overdone???
Who all thinks this guy went a bit too far????
The rings/logo on his forehead is one but he also has the Fuwa characters all around his neck! I think he needed a bit of attention!
The rings/logo on his forehead is one but he also has the Fuwa characters all around his neck! I think he needed a bit of attention!
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Olympic Spirit Everywhere!
I must say we are a few days into the Olympics now and the fevered pitch here in China has not slowed down one bit! Even down in Shenzhen here (3 1/2 hours by plane from Beijing) the excitement is literally everywhere! If the games are going on it's shown on no less than 10 stations (only one of which maybe is in English) and the focus is on the Chinese teams for sure. Plus TV's are set up outside of many restaurants and people just stop by to watch for a few on their way.
It's very exciting to say the least. Thankfully the US men's basketball team beat China or honestly I would never have heard the end of it!
Cheers to Michael Phelps as well!
It's very exciting to say the least. Thankfully the US men's basketball team beat China or honestly I would never have heard the end of it!
Cheers to Michael Phelps as well!
Friday, August 8, 2008
8/8/08
For those of you back in the US, chances are right now many of you are watching the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics. China is thrilled about this opportunity to show the world how far they have come! The number 8 in Chinese is considered lucky. So it's no coincidence that the Olympics start on 8/8/08 at 8:00PM!!! Enjoy
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Chinese TV...the Onion
Since I know many of you enjoy reading The Onion I thought I would include this article that recently appeared. You will probably have to click on the image to enlarge it. Enjoy!
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Sweet Home...China
For those of you wondering I have made it home to China. Got in late last night (Tuesday the 5th). The visit to the US was all in all too quick with too much to do in a short time. Oh well, I will have to plan better next time.
For all those I got to see it was great seeing you! For those I didn't, maybe next time.
Hope everyone is ready for a spectacular Olympic celebration in a few days! To answer questions, no I am not attending any events due to not being able to get tickets and it's a good 3 1/2 hour flight from where I am.
take care
For all those I got to see it was great seeing you! For those I didn't, maybe next time.
Hope everyone is ready for a spectacular Olympic celebration in a few days! To answer questions, no I am not attending any events due to not being able to get tickets and it's a good 3 1/2 hour flight from where I am.
take care
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