It was still fairly cold on this early spring morning, but Isabel and I decided we needed to get out and about the city. Neither of us had been to the Olympic Green, so we made our way north in Beijing.
It is impossible to miss the Bird's Nest, and so we walked over to it first.
We passed a few friends on the way.
Inside looked like any other stadium. We bought a little lunch to eat while we watched a video of the 2008 Olympics. I had forgotten how spectacular they were.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsDY1Ha83M8
This URL will let you see a 13 minute synopsis of the opening ceremony.
Just copy and paste to open.
I am sure you would never guess we were standing in front of a picture - a lovely summer picture - when we posed for these.
A bird's eye and ground view of the Olympic torch..
We decided our next stop should be the Water Cube across the street. We couldn't really find a place which would give us the best picture, but we did find some larger-than-life pictures inside. I am sure, after seeing the pictures, that the Water Cube is much more impressive at night.
The swimming pools on the inside looked like any other Olympic sized pool.
I did meet quite a nice man there. We held hands for a few minutes, but he was much too quiet for my taste. Plus he just didn't want to leave the wooden bench. I guess I will just have to keep looking for that special someone.
I am not sure what feeding fish has to do with the Water Cube, but you could buy a bottle of fish food and feed the fish. The children loved it, and the fish were very happy as well.
By now we were ready to head home. We had our 10,000 steps for the day, explored all the sites, and wanted to transport ourselves home. Since that isn't available as a means of transportation, we made our way to the subway - after one last picture to remind us of our adventure at the Olympic Green.
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