tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52469030015848060562024-03-13T21:30:14.808-07:00BeijingBoundDetails of my experiences leading up to,and at the Olympics in Beijing.BeijingBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05448047003046480887noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246903001584806056.post-89044517215996150592008-08-30T14:56:00.000-07:002008-08-30T14:59:22.038-07:00Video Slide ShowI took so many pictures it was easier making a slide show to a song popular in Beijing. In english, the song translates to Beijing welcomes you.<div><br /></div><div>enjoy</div><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BQXmFMIMz9s&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BQXmFMIMz9s&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>BeijingBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05448047003046480887noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246903001584806056.post-51216756770770475222008-08-27T21:20:00.000-07:002008-08-27T21:31:05.110-07:00Back in the States, but lots left to post<div>A day at the Great Wall </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfNBsGTH5mEMGifVNqqzSU53IvKhcHHQ5dFIeQ_ZFhZiQrBlFblws2_VPIC5ibVIwPzqX3OE69Nd1ko3OpD10ytREhoZklwGlZ9rr9w0PDOUE1KDSUHxOOf4YbCQQCfqEF0O-FrSA/s1600-h/me+at+the+wall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfNBsGTH5mEMGifVNqqzSU53IvKhcHHQ5dFIeQ_ZFhZiQrBlFblws2_VPIC5ibVIwPzqX3OE69Nd1ko3OpD10ytREhoZklwGlZ9rr9w0PDOUE1KDSUHxOOf4YbCQQCfqEF0O-FrSA/s400/me+at+the+wall.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239420850670755106" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8YmmolkHTSI6P5PEqjZhUM4u8KuMMW6kpG76U3bjao_03P_4rbMYTK0tojSlvLw2pRgye0KzRFEGeWhXKL5lRrpWziYVBMbPKSmYCHXYo7S5SwFWhRDAeVUx2ZSLQN2CL34341wa/s1600-h/Great+Wall+BW.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8YmmolkHTSI6P5PEqjZhUM4u8KuMMW6kpG76U3bjao_03P_4rbMYTK0tojSlvLw2pRgye0KzRFEGeWhXKL5lRrpWziYVBMbPKSmYCHXYo7S5SwFWhRDAeVUx2ZSLQN2CL34341wa/s400/Great+Wall+BW.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239419428919131698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDkBnnhTao5Nb2pZfj1DNmlhp_vvbWX6ZvlyMTgdKcWfVjBcxqXMh7ovqmh00RTQFLyUt7izBXnPPUjSu0j0qztJw3HU6fT49CkDi2idDxXWzWM19saIJh-GkToSOH-14odRwQ00Z/s1600-h/wall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDkBnnhTao5Nb2pZfj1DNmlhp_vvbWX6ZvlyMTgdKcWfVjBcxqXMh7ovqmh00RTQFLyUt7izBXnPPUjSu0j0qztJw3HU6fT49CkDi2idDxXWzWM19saIJh-GkToSOH-14odRwQ00Z/s400/wall.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239419435765290722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKnYOXZ4Tyj_meIKndA75cITMvFwCEPdiuCYLgAx4Cy9BVY0hjZw-futB-OkPve1d53HJb8b-OhW3P0iSe6FJnhWeRFoBrfRzTGkaIdLqYO7Wl5X7Fj5S_IKaNBdOIWgSk2O3REmv/s1600-h/Mountains+from+Great+Wall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKnYOXZ4Tyj_meIKndA75cITMvFwCEPdiuCYLgAx4Cy9BVY0hjZw-futB-OkPve1d53HJb8b-OhW3P0iSe6FJnhWeRFoBrfRzTGkaIdLqYO7Wl5X7Fj5S_IKaNBdOIWgSk2O3REmv/s400/Mountains+from+Great+Wall.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239419438695714978" /></a>BeijingBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05448047003046480887noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246903001584806056.post-53009238968263019422008-08-25T10:11:00.000-07:002008-08-27T02:07:40.597-07:00What can I say about China<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVicv5evqe5CZCD5m7HrndTHzouME7J1FsMUa6v8of_1KTAxTGdfdVcFSs_yAdGjtQYyem128tA9B8LLBf33VQFdWuj3l44squZfT1APkHVPzFWdz_hACavyT_45KLd8lrnsNOofZ2/s1600-h/IMG_0948.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVicv5evqe5CZCD5m7HrndTHzouME7J1FsMUa6v8of_1KTAxTGdfdVcFSs_yAdGjtQYyem128tA9B8LLBf33VQFdWuj3l44squZfT1APkHVPzFWdz_hACavyT_45KLd8lrnsNOofZ2/s400/IMG_0948.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239121558067658530" /></a><br /><div>As many of you know, I came here to work at the Olympics, so what can I tell you about China.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have been here for three weeks and I swear I wouldn't even know the Olympics were going on. Beijing is a wonderful place. Sure there is poverty, and other issues, but what makes a city? Or country?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYBnLhzfG2rzQZTQ5eY3EvD2K9B8K7e7C3Seo4J5DKK30HhVVk83nFkh9O2eyIYNxM8rFj1P2-9jRxPT39VSiYt6c80J8lDaJ_x_4wWfMqdrlw8W9EgBi1Pa0r5yxmwplGureZ8gp/s1600-h/DSC_0080+(2).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYBnLhzfG2rzQZTQ5eY3EvD2K9B8K7e7C3Seo4J5DKK30HhVVk83nFkh9O2eyIYNxM8rFj1P2-9jRxPT39VSiYt6c80J8lDaJ_x_4wWfMqdrlw8W9EgBi1Pa0r5yxmwplGureZ8gp/s400/DSC_0080+(2).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238504484245852706" /></a><br /><div>I can tell you this, I have met some incredible people here, some I worked with, some just traveling around town. Everyone was so nice! One of the camera men I worked with came here two years ago. I asked him why, he said he wants people to see what China has to offer. The way the western world views China is not the way he experiences it! I tend to agree. There is no doubt that this is a coming out party for China. There are 1 billion people more here than in the states, and alot of issues to deal with, but this country is up and coming, and look out!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilej2LFxBYkqXKBx4VsmR70zhCnmg_tbUB65732jHpDJOvqFL0uI4CJTRj4Zntrhvjl79glDs1LjYHTjFGZ34P1LLQIytwUznnuzAzD8_r9NXJq9Vq2Lg5xrsEST2LpUXIfrTl8-pj/s1600-h/IMG_0491+(1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilej2LFxBYkqXKBx4VsmR70zhCnmg_tbUB65732jHpDJOvqFL0uI4CJTRj4Zntrhvjl79glDs1LjYHTjFGZ34P1LLQIytwUznnuzAzD8_r9NXJq9Vq2Lg5xrsEST2LpUXIfrTl8-pj/s400/IMG_0491+(1).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238504483998137602" /></a>I would love to come back and see this part of the world in a couple years. I hope that China moves forward. I am glad that I came here for the Olympics, and even more excited that I experienced a city that didn't feel like the Olympics were even here!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhmCgnUX1sWVwxL99N2uL2DgEUMEnwWDeYb6z5iyHkwrLTQUU1Z9CWVQnWGyBoFn4JCIeIG9XJTP1c6kq7G2XxALSff5f77BOQxkNPRoyRAH04ef9ocq9MTywB9XJY7IYBZBszp50/s1600-h/IMG_0522.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhmCgnUX1sWVwxL99N2uL2DgEUMEnwWDeYb6z5iyHkwrLTQUU1Z9CWVQnWGyBoFn4JCIeIG9XJTP1c6kq7G2XxALSff5f77BOQxkNPRoyRAH04ef9ocq9MTywB9XJY7IYBZBszp50/s400/IMG_0522.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238504491833656242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhpiHKrRYj2tVUaU9Qq0CVfvgG4fuTp7SfvS2iGExrAbbbmmQTDB1KQZFo471ofOzC8AykzY6ImFcVnA1biHYRL4VYndAQgNKcqTXVVnjt9AbjO2hbhoWCsC-vsFCazXXDSWih_Lt/s1600-h/IMG_0435.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhpiHKrRYj2tVUaU9Qq0CVfvgG4fuTp7SfvS2iGExrAbbbmmQTDB1KQZFo471ofOzC8AykzY6ImFcVnA1biHYRL4VYndAQgNKcqTXVVnjt9AbjO2hbhoWCsC-vsFCazXXDSWih_Lt/s400/IMG_0435.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238504489283280786" /></a><br />Beijing I welcome another visit to you soon! And I am so glad that I met so many real people!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks</div>BeijingBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05448047003046480887noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246903001584806056.post-37198090730956167602008-08-21T19:55:00.000-07:002008-08-21T21:36:27.761-07:00Some fun signs around town!<div>Late night working last night, so I am not typing much! enjoy the signs.</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8pKZxITvWW2Nc7mES2bpsAfkA91HbpTOh_tNHi21aAkglWbPFkHSRiOBMrloihE3M6TTbZ2BH19dZ1dpJUqXcKmr35AUUF8OzI4oXm3C0fgX3iccSp1ODI8ciS-zbEvZzKhiHiQWb/s400/sign1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237170487795732162" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21irjlmNoCFGD4iAXXY8DrH7QANAVPGziIUXe-B-Rawb04PrKW95u9soHME2ffroYeuT8MHlt1O8G_Q0J8dAbajYsHSX1x6U2TxgrBQPnr6aPzGFo-DRJuAVYf-BWs1Q-yNAEEYbx/s400/sign+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237170490987376290" /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixG5f-PoNgxwsE8iyXv436b3wLMTBqO1EKmaEmfH1nKeUL6vtsnVDPIJiNbIfGN0f73epa8RUv3Cjr5R2UXFc5PlUqkLtRmxfwvVcAOFMhWHfDKNuwuXjzQFoIEmcwLaC4Re-0C2CY/s400/sign+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237170494583626962" /><br /><br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UzpDJj6SjQse0AbFhKHZkq9r6BX66xBtmoHZolQEcuTsMOif7D1SIKzkvyzVjIL6VXStiYGwyiAQ6rFC59LaQbIhhSQJMqwzfif9bnNrewqb0OhNSz2oDCrCZMXbTRSPYCRvwGLG/s400/sign+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237170501651340258" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh yeah, and here is my challenge every time I log in!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwYkh1eKJV3MRtc1LnPpFq5mZv9KCfkONGrS9ReErHBQfai1rMro2YEqZU8zaZV-QXUD6lCGRIKIlFCnefyh3VtbFnB2SeMmXlf5V1v-CFcqsIZM3qUhGtGVxovZgCbvDcZIB7G-X/s400/blogger+screen.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237195700535582290" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>BeijingBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05448047003046480887noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246903001584806056.post-36922948339064129302008-08-20T09:57:00.000-07:002008-08-20T10:01:19.225-07:00Beijing Hutong<div>Images from the side streets of Beijing, the local neighborhoods</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Gs88xivEqdn9QDExwwfXIb4db54CNex5IMlUDUPwenNpUd5BAP5jaEdmaTSQSX9GpzkIUojf7h4_BV3Da_8GT8eB8i-aS-_kE-FQVELYa5pjL0QTbewTWG1Y9GzpJH51ruMu8rMa/s1600-h/Hutong+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh630MyCbZDiaOMAceTm2PTKMJQK2afQR3v5Ys7AypCbWJ3DYDqzSYl0NEpW42gsqsbb5PyomGLO9k1S_h_BNq-jvpsz5kUyXP5b2-nRrcejAJchRii2LYkPUUtLoXSnFvCu4ONn5uZ/s400/Hutong+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236645660652048994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZSZNy3HIl5rIQH1Qxl-q1kurCZk7YPXVJAnC0qj2uN1QmEnQx4MFV6X5JO6k9M8cRG4p0kI06TaCFmHWWV2RYidmORPCiM9lq09auop0bAEQP7H4mfO34HgdOQ7CCNlJFwB2OFHJ/s1600-h/Hutong+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZSZNy3HIl5rIQH1Qxl-q1kurCZk7YPXVJAnC0qj2uN1QmEnQx4MFV6X5JO6k9M8cRG4p0kI06TaCFmHWWV2RYidmORPCiM9lq09auop0bAEQP7H4mfO34HgdOQ7CCNlJFwB2OFHJ/s400/Hutong+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236645665368450978" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9tG_nQonTzJhlmKeloO8XgGYWfLwGXGxTVerfaar1XIHJlEz8yMBPZ5duB0lar6jbit4uc2I1BPlObIwJxNAaURZ0O1XGWSKpw7qSir3Ta1rMfPb0T4Y-3CWHpOY1QNQw0wtAain/s1600-h/USA+wins+Silver.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></a>BeijingBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05448047003046480887noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246903001584806056.post-28998092816085570642008-08-18T08:19:00.000-07:002008-08-18T08:28:01.653-07:00Athletes Village<div><br /></div><div>A couple days ago I was able to get into the Olympic Village, where all the athletes stay. This is a cool place, but humbling too! You walk around, and all around you are athletes, Olympic Athletes at the top of there game.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6ecFloVua-u4wxeexLygHPK_kuANI1OQWOGtQ6ICiVLTTrJ67ZF7fkbgvQ9czIB0I7e-wVk8iKRRSjxbGduGH2vBbY4F-TPBL_33zvM203PQYIyIsc518_GMy3dRKYLWL50fDPq8/s1600-h/OV+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6ecFloVua-u4wxeexLygHPK_kuANI1OQWOGtQ6ICiVLTTrJ67ZF7fkbgvQ9czIB0I7e-wVk8iKRRSjxbGduGH2vBbY4F-TPBL_33zvM203PQYIyIsc518_GMy3dRKYLWL50fDPq8/s400/OV+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235878572873906482" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPOcskJlXBzmW96N4e_C1euJmziRaZwONup3bgc5HB-FY-r0FiFnVNRYaf9zqugp6vIb86AiyAW4lnDDGd7rqcSEnY6tSZgrctMRwFZVByXAo9BlwVEXUgm__uku2NGVG3jWlUHOG/s1600-h/ov+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPOcskJlXBzmW96N4e_C1euJmziRaZwONup3bgc5HB-FY-r0FiFnVNRYaf9zqugp6vIb86AiyAW4lnDDGd7rqcSEnY6tSZgrctMRwFZVByXAo9BlwVEXUgm__uku2NGVG3jWlUHOG/s400/ov+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235878578564720466" /></a><div><br /></div><div>There is a section where all the flags of all the participating countries are represented, some 200 countries.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89Kvu-7axz_EC4Ydq7KwLOY7hof8I3heemkG6yMSehuSRSxJ0Nx2tOmhF6T56HXm-eX__VkrM0QV6V7rE2F8aSY6IyEscZETJ4KidG2OCrKGVkkpoopv-MytJx9Sso3LWHZ973Ts5/s1600-h/ov+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89Kvu-7axz_EC4Ydq7KwLOY7hof8I3heemkG6yMSehuSRSxJ0Nx2tOmhF6T56HXm-eX__VkrM0QV6V7rE2F8aSY6IyEscZETJ4KidG2OCrKGVkkpoopv-MytJx9Sso3LWHZ973Ts5/s400/ov+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235878578185623170" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And then you might see a scene like this, the China synchronized swimming team doing some on land training.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9oBvbtFXR76NwhdJ7FWyPjsUzeminHlWqksIUdObBF5fZh6e7_wMdDvXM_-9JfjGdmTXNLaLrWnFpB82R2lKvYVfTLJf0-LRfN8iiMC66oBAitogQUWcucRp9fN20L5yzqRmOogE9/s1600-h/ov4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9oBvbtFXR76NwhdJ7FWyPjsUzeminHlWqksIUdObBF5fZh6e7_wMdDvXM_-9JfjGdmTXNLaLrWnFpB82R2lKvYVfTLJf0-LRfN8iiMC66oBAitogQUWcucRp9fN20L5yzqRmOogE9/s400/ov4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235878582903008930" /></a><br /></div><div>All these units in this complex are brand new, and I am told that they are all sold out. The look much like any nice complex you would see in the states.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvHxNrfo06hF5YlEcVx8mu4G-_yIMyIIBt-ohzPvXc6H1vaR0zKn-ASkg62bijDCdkiOdQGBZ8kgT27I0t3vNM__wZnhQRbBn7nFubzDQu6s0-CB7gqf8GhfWnjxmdh7u2VcvAfOg/s1600-h/ov+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvHxNrfo06hF5YlEcVx8mu4G-_yIMyIIBt-ohzPvXc6H1vaR0zKn-ASkg62bijDCdkiOdQGBZ8kgT27I0t3vNM__wZnhQRbBn7nFubzDQu6s0-CB7gqf8GhfWnjxmdh7u2VcvAfOg/s400/ov+6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235878587294343730" /></a><br /></div>BeijingBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05448047003046480887noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246903001584806056.post-19954692014182632162008-08-16T04:54:00.000-07:002008-08-16T09:31:19.668-07:00Experiencing the city of Beijing<div>Today, it was my mission to be a Beijinger! experience the city as a person who lives here!</div><div><br /></div><div>So here are some snapshots out and about. I walked from the Temple of Heavens to Tianemen Square, about a mile or so, through the neighborhoods.</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosAiXPZDCQeNstWK3g2O0bZeOIViRtwU1qvHKKc8PDfhfcf1MnBY-AA4CiaGgbqGb4XBOZjFc7U9UxeE2E5VhdM-WPursO26PayQx3KMCr1bJ-VBYaEF8S7Ib1kEJmumoNirCysFW/s400/ForbiddenCity.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235083159647070034" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsKmIsW-Mciencd_j-xwjuIlrvYS7h3TT-8AXsHzvbpZZQ7o3PxwXtI9I1PnYtggoxhSxz7QFcUqY7mLlzUvwtNxgaB4cRBp6EBruzifM0r0mtPOyqN0lwStual2lvbGyaiyFb8i1/s400/Marching.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235083156153108322" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9Ht3guSyLwY93f04EusKUXbvY3wlwdo6uvrvUOwNSn9mVl-lwTdGDjBPvVQ8VSVj-rak5NywnMFJUFoUTbS4G-eRHNr9h4nBLn3CqdFPVdUKhyphenhyphenGYdjyPGT7Yuhp9f0Dhzry0bs86/s400/The+Leader.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235083161305356754" /><div style="text-align: center;">Then I hopped on the Subway system and did two transfers. I have to tell you, the subway here blows away any other subway system I have been on. There are lighted system maps, in each car, that tell you the stop you are at, in red are all the stops behind you, and green are all the stops ahead of you, so easy to understand. Plus in English and Chinese is the next stop, plus a warning if it is a transfer stop. Very user friendly.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrlbeqOBwA45OD4x32tmEenNH4A48zpebt91OaIQ2NgEbU6pRGy9Edr1z8_BEqguht2xLHWcruZtPBsfqxCPvU-zoM3bUOgWtUABmIUi26x9M6l_3R0Umis0twJ5NT8s9ddNhW6Fy/s1600-h/subway+2.jpg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrlbeqOBwA45OD4x32tmEenNH4A48zpebt91OaIQ2NgEbU6pRGy9Edr1z8_BEqguht2xLHWcruZtPBsfqxCPvU-zoM3bUOgWtUABmIUi26x9M6l_3R0Umis0twJ5NT8s9ddNhW6Fy/s400/subway+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235083151620352034" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Plus, look how clean it is! and there is no car separation. If there was no one on the subway cars, you could see from one end of the train, to the other.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtyZFQEUp3h99Ug6IiXxZY9lbsFIyuY5cpTiqRJSfDY1AzfAFsRu4scgNGfYn88f4gnuTHo3kRIMM9fDRh5lav7kPt2FkeB3OMkuX0-fWkusSep-pA-w7-AkUAa4qpVtqxfEi5jTP/s1600-h/subway1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtyZFQEUp3h99Ug6IiXxZY9lbsFIyuY5cpTiqRJSfDY1AzfAFsRu4scgNGfYn88f4gnuTHo3kRIMM9fDRh5lav7kPt2FkeB3OMkuX0-fWkusSep-pA-w7-AkUAa4qpVtqxfEi5jTP/s400/subway1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235083153230123650" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div>BeijingBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05448047003046480887noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246903001584806056.post-48979937912246567072008-08-14T17:35:00.000-07:002008-08-14T17:45:46.304-07:00Random Images<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIl1gaShxVrsvGOpFLAmKcTTzGRcq5rP9HgmFaM93fwzR4QsZq90am8C8edwchun-lj31DaVjtQ3KGwDSNlvoy7YtfHq8GuhhbJvLeP7MqWHpqYT_t2hm8b8cmCRfKjVLZ321a9ot/s1600-h/Unbelievable+Chinese.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIl1gaShxVrsvGOpFLAmKcTTzGRcq5rP9HgmFaM93fwzR4QsZq90am8C8edwchun-lj31DaVjtQ3KGwDSNlvoy7YtfHq8GuhhbJvLeP7MqWHpqYT_t2hm8b8cmCRfKjVLZ321a9ot/s400/Unbelievable+Chinese.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234538603414187346" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Down this little street is some of the Best Chinese food I have ever had! We went there with a local, she ordered a handful of things, because we couldn't read the menu, and Wow, was it good. I probably would never go in this place, if you just looked at the building.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmGpFDxEpTwMTTbMzb9EcbUQcz2x1qVja988XwRJ9H3JHOagBvANZ4o8zooqiLpt9jS4_jLeTMgCpf4y71Icmx9rwlWcbG_2KFfv_H890ua3syH1v6dNUTdUiISjsxdIvQXEy48WH/s1600-h/Not+So+Long+Ago.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmGpFDxEpTwMTTbMzb9EcbUQcz2x1qVja988XwRJ9H3JHOagBvANZ4o8zooqiLpt9jS4_jLeTMgCpf4y71Icmx9rwlWcbG_2KFfv_H890ua3syH1v6dNUTdUiISjsxdIvQXEy48WH/s400/Not+So+Long+Ago.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234536874305666194" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Take a left instead of a right, and you might run into this scene. This was not 10 minutes from the base of the Great Wall we happened across while looking for a place to eat some lunch.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDl_JLhsvwVprZZiyweQLQ0yns4l8VaxWHtKzLo0K2D_FcIiHHjLqU33SLnjKk-ojzR9M0EAHVFs0kLR7eLclz7RzIn-DdSbItAN75h6OoVm7pqxaayyL_S7SqEphgatudEQyUyrD7/s1600-h/Four+Star.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDl_JLhsvwVprZZiyweQLQ0yns4l8VaxWHtKzLo0K2D_FcIiHHjLqU33SLnjKk-ojzR9M0EAHVFs0kLR7eLclz7RzIn-DdSbItAN75h6OoVm7pqxaayyL_S7SqEphgatudEQyUyrD7/s400/Four+Star.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234536878966310962" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am staying at a 5 star hotel, and apparently, I have used a 4 star toilet!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTqS5BSacKoDCfups9Yk3mOShpKNNoi392NwyABfhtX2VqHXvycVIlu-Mt_jJMTOmZSFFs4iP217TsJcJ7wCy0TXxcwwZyaJ9ogoy9hJ7ilYQzN7kaea4CCcrblb86hxiOh0xsJHp/s1600-h/Dad+and+Kids.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTqS5BSacKoDCfups9Yk3mOShpKNNoi392NwyABfhtX2VqHXvycVIlu-Mt_jJMTOmZSFFs4iP217TsJcJ7wCy0TXxcwwZyaJ9ogoy9hJ7ilYQzN7kaea4CCcrblb86hxiOh0xsJHp/s400/Dad+and+Kids.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234536881846760914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A street view.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL1uFVOWvOPdhTii1nzgzACNsnZ462f3Lz6KmIK19ECin0OJDq-_cTiRzMmpJStZFPaFfG0g3RAKAq3DTnxbTqKPKco9bzgVaoM3z__PmAsPoGZlja7VB76ryz62oqstnaB_6McP90/s1600-h/The+Great+Wall+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL1uFVOWvOPdhTii1nzgzACNsnZ462f3Lz6KmIK19ECin0OJDq-_cTiRzMmpJStZFPaFfG0g3RAKAq3DTnxbTqKPKco9bzgVaoM3z__PmAsPoGZlja7VB76ryz62oqstnaB_6McP90/s400/The+Great+Wall+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234536885019383714" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The scene on the road leading to the Great Wall.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>BeijingBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05448047003046480887noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246903001584806056.post-53794982545215552342008-08-13T07:04:00.001-07:002008-08-13T07:14:02.576-07:00USA wins Silver<div>Today I was able to attend the women's Gymnastics Final. I never knew the crowd would be so rowdy at an event like this! I was a fun time.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8upQ_Uybu3wXSqLx_hMMZCUrILbtZFBAStJ8QOQEvvUu6w3E_0Qmza9aqRdqQuGv9ycz-E7QBFimkVaWqF7mR0Vd3SybjLzK4bIWI3Dv2LmpweQKxREvk5TeRd3tObYPhvUPoijik/s1600-h/USA+gymnast.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8upQ_Uybu3wXSqLx_hMMZCUrILbtZFBAStJ8QOQEvvUu6w3E_0Qmza9aqRdqQuGv9ycz-E7QBFimkVaWqF7mR0Vd3SybjLzK4bIWI3Dv2LmpweQKxREvk5TeRd3tObYPhvUPoijik/s400/USA+gymnast.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234003382477787362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuriH33hvcsBX7sYNUzp_uqRDeNmT-VL4yOgs-l5ionJwIhW6CXD37bsJDQaSmzSpDZZBLa-WsbJvk84vArb5WPuPeKrMaFS5l-SDT5r3guD_lJuJJLN_YyOeeTfYJxtD_Rg6FAb1/s1600-h/The+Adopted+Family.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuriH33hvcsBX7sYNUzp_uqRDeNmT-VL4yOgs-l5ionJwIhW6CXD37bsJDQaSmzSpDZZBLa-WsbJvk84vArb5WPuPeKrMaFS5l-SDT5r3guD_lJuJJLN_YyOeeTfYJxtD_Rg6FAb1/s400/The+Adopted+Family.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234003385626082514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbSm4b2zSU4sqna82edcbx8FiUZsO1nksEJQuytzeF4-J7l4k2fx-XRk0P8mcfmn3-SPDd-jciozFeek4gN9tF8GIhKUSS-LmBhm3Dz7G2c-R4Vkhi_1dumS9zIp0HorxSUEFFTlO/s1600-h/USA+gets+Silver.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbSm4b2zSU4sqna82edcbx8FiUZsO1nksEJQuytzeF4-J7l4k2fx-XRk0P8mcfmn3-SPDd-jciozFeek4gN9tF8GIhKUSS-LmBhm3Dz7G2c-R4Vkhi_1dumS9zIp0HorxSUEFFTlO/s400/USA+gets+Silver.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234003386939879026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWa8j2zUm_5WDNIAcAu0wMZBSumDZEaac4O4XK2_weOsfh51spweicprh7xr3AvSjvkUYJkINxlyYFKIipGeAxjzYuyoqZH_uW8TjnZv0Fna4h_PdvW7iJVHyOjK3lcoUPuH8dw4YJ/s1600-h/China+Wins.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWa8j2zUm_5WDNIAcAu0wMZBSumDZEaac4O4XK2_weOsfh51spweicprh7xr3AvSjvkUYJkINxlyYFKIipGeAxjzYuyoqZH_uW8TjnZv0Fna4h_PdvW7iJVHyOjK3lcoUPuH8dw4YJ/s400/China+Wins.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234003385716758466" /></a>BeijingBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05448047003046480887noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246903001584806056.post-69132336327443307712008-08-11T08:25:00.000-07:002008-08-11T08:31:01.945-07:00The Temple of Heaven<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuP3qLMHM9vy8qAlX0gW0_DROZDTZ9tqwpCsA2cXcn7l4OwtH_pC97Rx0gStXQa1ZIpa4aV78ucF6rx-rYAYF3uz7M4oGVtc6P2Aj3Dl5FU0r7VdRTZrFZegP0lECV-oBWb-FaHmCj/s1600-h/Dancing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuP3qLMHM9vy8qAlX0gW0_DROZDTZ9tqwpCsA2cXcn7l4OwtH_pC97Rx0gStXQa1ZIpa4aV78ucF6rx-rYAYF3uz7M4oGVtc6P2Aj3Dl5FU0r7VdRTZrFZegP0lECV-oBWb-FaHmCj/s400/Dancing.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233282604448103186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84KxLNUDut-9JEjL1iE1UEmRnpzVmU-3F-Oi1SEI-Cv4lfnnDbxUgnobGf9TaVtfCE6eaym1io7t1ofXYXg0JhX0rZnNe0-K3T7_5TAceG45HVQVBgm5y4XJ6IIqzJobFOF8S7xsX/s1600-h/TempleOfHeavan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84KxLNUDut-9JEjL1iE1UEmRnpzVmU-3F-Oi1SEI-Cv4lfnnDbxUgnobGf9TaVtfCE6eaym1io7t1ofXYXg0JhX0rZnNe0-K3T7_5TAceG45HVQVBgm5y4XJ6IIqzJobFOF8S7xsX/s400/TempleOfHeavan.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233282608867037378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqMY3kyStY7UiqjbBi7LbIS-sDSahBLdo9U5aTMNzf4fhK8B-u0ot-RjFM4wah-3O094gl0UcYuBz0BzRsjSQoCuUBs96pTOoFnlEi6Y9e5UmoIDY3s-YYWRK8lHaF6YDO8ktrsBnT/s1600-h/KidsHair.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqMY3kyStY7UiqjbBi7LbIS-sDSahBLdo9U5aTMNzf4fhK8B-u0ot-RjFM4wah-3O094gl0UcYuBz0BzRsjSQoCuUBs96pTOoFnlEi6Y9e5UmoIDY3s-YYWRK8lHaF6YDO8ktrsBnT/s400/KidsHair.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233282619674688018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx18zOfr4hekfpBzUORy-XEzmaD2velLywLjLR-ATC1lzFo2gB8NeaV7G1vW5MffG_cvV8Acqcac5apSnTqBxt50cpUEn_18-WtM7Ci8y6wQKEQTkhKs1WP638X71o_UeuQvfFyPhv/s1600-h/TaiChi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx18zOfr4hekfpBzUORy-XEzmaD2velLywLjLR-ATC1lzFo2gB8NeaV7G1vW5MffG_cvV8Acqcac5apSnTqBxt50cpUEn_18-WtM7Ci8y6wQKEQTkhKs1WP638X71o_UeuQvfFyPhv/s400/TaiChi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233282623767028898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDC97iwG_MywWtxAs8vhYnRBlG3qzeGwOwJTI0i0O6kmRixc-2kDqiEKN75DUjb_EzEvbvSZQQV771YQ3l-t0KC_bQ9Di1MFJx2dp96lTSC3sBc2p-eKbsSf5PPP71sYBzqAwV7ZP8/s1600-h/Temple+of+Heaven.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDC97iwG_MywWtxAs8vhYnRBlG3qzeGwOwJTI0i0O6kmRixc-2kDqiEKN75DUjb_EzEvbvSZQQV771YQ3l-t0KC_bQ9Di1MFJx2dp96lTSC3sBc2p-eKbsSf5PPP71sYBzqAwV7ZP8/s400/Temple+of+Heaven.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233282624990740002" /></a><br />The Temple of Heaven is a place where the Emperor use to go to pray for good crops etc.<br /><br />Now people gather there and do all kinds of things. Take a look! This is a very interesting place.BeijingBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05448047003046480887noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246903001584806056.post-58606128480920511782008-08-09T16:06:00.000-07:002008-08-10T15:33:51.810-07:00One more from Opening CeremoniesA view from row seven of the start of the Opening Ceremonies.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz3AglmUIjkFAHpJeYzMPZmwEQoRTc1sB93FVyy8hmsGUHymQdE7WVPdX3vXL_fnxDaymD4xICRsHVvazT7Pg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>BeijingBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05448047003046480887noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246903001584806056.post-5409213262577079962008-08-09T07:25:00.000-07:002008-08-09T15:12:21.552-07:00More from The Opening Ceremony<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxWLuFDUQdHxe716ZGW8wx3HxFOqr6XM17E-kQMAqpg14h4rEUhMseCQb-FhSwktAk6hS7qJUzD0R_QTEjl1gVvpAqXRLRDaZ3hloYkmzWLBPzkV5zxDQ3Z8g_w1pcxow0jbNd6yH/s1600-h/Military.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxWLuFDUQdHxe716ZGW8wx3HxFOqr6XM17E-kQMAqpg14h4rEUhMseCQb-FhSwktAk6hS7qJUzD0R_QTEjl1gVvpAqXRLRDaZ3hloYkmzWLBPzkV5zxDQ3Z8g_w1pcxow0jbNd6yH/s400/Military.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232530569850388338" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>China, in many ways is exactly as we picture it.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFp0gUMGlxf-2gR8Pv4Hg9FhDMBMPYEAEnB9bfXU5N5WpslvcSjN32X5fZarAsdoZDxbq1xmP9VsGNTNPhmCnzxfCGNsk0UW4UsLt-Ds9pnVTg0CCqbgalV2m7lMK95tCTaEU84wA/s1600-h/Olympic+Green+Enterance.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFp0gUMGlxf-2gR8Pv4Hg9FhDMBMPYEAEnB9bfXU5N5WpslvcSjN32X5fZarAsdoZDxbq1xmP9VsGNTNPhmCnzxfCGNsk0UW4UsLt-Ds9pnVTg0CCqbgalV2m7lMK95tCTaEU84wA/s400/Olympic+Green+Enterance.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232530571066180274" /></a><br /></div><div>This building is called the Dragon, note the three buildings making up its tail.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjukrf0Xoy889n249hC-ZRGq4LaxEvu5-6P-fyFGdEBaU0UJv8cY91hELJguFN69u_YsOvwCWraDQF8W5OgxX6GcAFuGP5i7SUKMuDPUq3jihpE77RtxkDmT6XxOewU0OvSii6YFojA/s1600-h/globe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjukrf0Xoy889n249hC-ZRGq4LaxEvu5-6P-fyFGdEBaU0UJv8cY91hELJguFN69u_YsOvwCWraDQF8W5OgxX6GcAFuGP5i7SUKMuDPUq3jihpE77RtxkDmT6XxOewU0OvSii6YFojA/s400/globe.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232530572329020882" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Look for the people.</div><div><br /></div><div>Stay tuned for more!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>BeijingBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05448047003046480887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246903001584806056.post-32388900620467287842008-08-08T17:23:00.000-07:002008-08-08T17:26:36.251-07:00Opening Ceremonies WOW!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUERIli0vTWdyH3FG96Ccb7nXL2G3j5CySXsGAK878ve-IrndhzcVH5HbbDiELiIHbHW90TY_ulbjpSmXskqekSdBIKomqy_01NBfLlsO_cvOuJ6UzEdYqUtP3_l9FMvDkfY2hM-4M/s1600-h/tease+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUERIli0vTWdyH3FG96Ccb7nXL2G3j5CySXsGAK878ve-IrndhzcVH5HbbDiELiIHbHW90TY_ulbjpSmXskqekSdBIKomqy_01NBfLlsO_cvOuJ6UzEdYqUtP3_l9FMvDkfY2hM-4M/s400/tease+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232307606742977618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EIBeDuiWECOXnPZaQN2xvxWRGhAkc2UYIQsrA6mUZlvlqEnsS_w9BydCigFjbCi3cIVp6NgKFMp25f-AewnImYP5ySSaRy-umld5fNujVPnA22m7D4YCLl_B9fxWvKHB7D7UX6pV/s1600-h/Tease+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EIBeDuiWECOXnPZaQN2xvxWRGhAkc2UYIQsrA6mUZlvlqEnsS_w9BydCigFjbCi3cIVp6NgKFMp25f-AewnImYP5ySSaRy-umld5fNujVPnA22m7D4YCLl_B9fxWvKHB7D7UX6pV/s400/Tease+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232307609348515922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje37813lJjhXuFC0kkY9Y7AYN_pNq92-XaWMMigDjKMCQcrAYczxqyD7QhzJ9LrRtufpOKIXhYS1TYgRHgQCfzw5_1oRGmxD1Kmmjf9gyNar5z7FpAAenMxJYLI-pk4cMHkgMVVIs9/s1600-h/Opening+Ceremony+Tease.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje37813lJjhXuFC0kkY9Y7AYN_pNq92-XaWMMigDjKMCQcrAYczxqyD7QhzJ9LrRtufpOKIXhYS1TYgRHgQCfzw5_1oRGmxD1Kmmjf9gyNar5z7FpAAenMxJYLI-pk4cMHkgMVVIs9/s400/Opening+Ceremony+Tease.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232307615200479698" /></a><br />I am posting just a tease of what I saw last night at the Opening Ceremonies last night in Beijing.<div><br /></div><div>Wow, if you are near a TV, Watch this show, and more will come later!</div><div><br /></div><div>enjoy</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>BeijingBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05448047003046480887noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246903001584806056.post-68893295514714335012008-08-06T10:36:00.000-07:002008-08-06T11:03:42.839-07:00The Olympic Green<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3eiqAdFSuIopvlSV7pZNsnu-3wAmRjM3hMAbOsbBY2_JKAlu_G6MAoe477tHwftXIrIpVKeKsehv_gSmnV27kttW_6QfbqTPFqics0wR3frkbvoRMumb6oeSnv2e3AuwAMd94ppY/s400/Beijing+08.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231464232268801570" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This place is huge! The Olympic Green is the area where most of the Venues are for the games. A massive area that is completely new. Notice on the map, the shaded area, how much land this really is.<div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJ7X6ZythUG1dKbWDxRhiAnBzDTtzjqyOmBaNrbOrDFNqDQrDF7NuF04L5rMH_t7D2RoDyrCHiva_f5VOqbCXDpDOXkpKlrW_9Sua-fDOnsFKwzMjg0lQdjLO9boJhQi43sUTqEn8/s400/Olympic+Green+Map.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231463005203106946" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifvjz43UjWmUPAcOau18J1svo9O-ClcXav1MivH5-llNNv2ZSV-a9Q0sbbFVzW8RgUOP5gmNzckT35eBV_jl9iszbNTT95kApJaaNnZNAC7BgheBKfl7xHbiFxLpyrH9yun9fvHY0V/s400/Olympic+Green+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231465316637269762" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think it is probably about 6-8 miles long, I walked about 2 miles of it, and yes it is still Hot and Humid here, about 95 degrees. This whole area wasn't even here in 2004, and as of May, the streets were still dirt. Check out the history of the Olympic Green. <a href="http://www.thebeijingguide.com/olympic_construction/olympic_green.html">Click on the Panoramic view for details</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some more pictures of the Green.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RV9Ab_cpYxkyOpNJ3A1SW21Ebjd3TDpGzFHVbrOI9RNYE8y5GLAkKTocpsYFz7StvT_q8QAEM_tloBe5Jx7wEieSlOaayI56jA87r7lYWgcx2L-hp5LBVxPDo2uskfjV-CDPG3ws/s400/Olympic+Green.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231464881381469282" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BrVzWXBIUC5tgo3ffecPUmp6jECvh0LKoRyjJb-1KtdYXUi9N0lCSVvAc7p8EbQV6wrSe9Ajfz5N7jMH32OMFQjDq4pDT15DLFh6SjxOocUlM2EliTzh-eTwh3fQj4WcfEKHH8nF/s400/Olympic+Green+Sky.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231466016581714402" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>BeijingBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05448047003046480887noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246903001584806056.post-18160343111895516972008-08-05T07:43:00.000-07:002008-08-05T12:32:05.572-07:00A quick cruise around town<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUOcuy_yDYYLbB5vHakTYBE692Zu9MyJhlfiqxZNP2mbGPJx8WjYWnbUCVS3GBi6G9OfusmbvAYH2p00WIQ3damHrRBNODJzoXKVS0u_qATA_WUISILWug0ng7B0FLJSW7C8uzbx7/s400/Beijing+Skyline.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231044913052124962" /><br />Today in Beijing, we got out and about. There is alot of traffic here. Keep in mind half the cars are always off the road due to the Olympics. Odd license plates one day, evens the next. But you would never know it! I have driven in San Francisco, Chicago, Denver, LA, San Diego, even in London.....That does nothing to prepare you for this traffic. Not five minutes in I saw my first accident. And, by the way, this wasn't even rush hour, this is 11 am traffic!<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKY5sg8zR8nnsvAOYpTBuq_YHNZveAqCMn8RW1T-8cf3wNzc4WcaQG2i4UtZUVU8BKD2MI0-Fz-w-DrA5NFeki7211kflPZ_bPNeQDIcG09VzjxKxbBw4AguTmw4TknOdqXxHujvV7/s400/Crazy+Building.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231046589631925938" /></div><div>Also, notice the crazy building straight ahead. This city has some great architecture! Hopefully I will get to see more! I am informed that this is a 6 star hotel, one of a handful. What you don't really see, is on the building there are 4 large screen TV's each about 40 to 50 feet tall!</div><div><br /></div><div>By the way, a 20 minute cab ride cost us $43 <a href="http://olympicsbeijingbound.blogspot.com/2008/08/im-rich.html">RMB</a> . . .</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>which is only $7 US, what a deal</div><div><br /></div>BeijingBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05448047003046480887noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246903001584806056.post-83062000668838329622008-08-04T11:14:00.000-07:002008-08-04T15:09:30.798-07:00I'm Rich!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVBhGf2u77aRe3hTOHBuDoLKb1oUtVD2P0KQhTxJAjFubQHvsvPYILv1sXlfLIy_QnAgvxvgSFA8-aDsIRgK6hRnrlVJroSVLkkxRTOIn4uozctAXarPqHbe6NmGpTuzXfflWDOdG/s1600-h/I'm+Rich.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVBhGf2u77aRe3hTOHBuDoLKb1oUtVD2P0KQhTxJAjFubQHvsvPYILv1sXlfLIy_QnAgvxvgSFA8-aDsIRgK6hRnrlVJroSVLkkxRTOIn4uozctAXarPqHbe6NmGpTuzXfflWDOdG/s400/I'm+Rich.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230729056717797762" /></a><br />Monopoly Money?<div><br /></div><div>We will see, but this is what 500 dollars US equals. Right now, I look rich! But, I am on the look out for the <a href="http://olympicsbeijingbound.blogspot.com/2008/07/peoples-republic-of-china.html">bills with the Olympic Rings</a>! If I find enough of them, I could make some side money! Seems as if they are a rare, valuable commodity!</div><div><br /></div><div>Can't wait to get out and spend some Chinese money (Renminbi)!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>BeijingBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05448047003046480887noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246903001584806056.post-15490284664692354162008-08-04T11:12:00.001-07:002008-08-04T15:08:10.288-07:00What I have heard is true!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8aAf1eSlC0E2uhiQVz8A9SidAB1ty3FaAsOG1xpZFYCEsnH8B0EehJ2nSZu8O7IPgfTYeFc5uaUqP7e8PAtE5rrez4gHy0Aea_Lt4n2iruHG5X9UaQn7Q8GFdsXPbf_5JxY2kEd9/s1600-h/Beijing+5pm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8aAf1eSlC0E2uhiQVz8A9SidAB1ty3FaAsOG1xpZFYCEsnH8B0EehJ2nSZu8O7IPgfTYeFc5uaUqP7e8PAtE5rrez4gHy0Aea_Lt4n2iruHG5X9UaQn7Q8GFdsXPbf_5JxY2kEd9/s400/Beijing+5pm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230727539763070018" /></a><br />So here it is, 5pm in the evening, and this is the sun out of my hotel window.<div><br /></div><div>Hot, Humid, and not much to see! I am sure there are lots of sights, but I have only been in Beijing for 4 hours. I have heard on a good day, you can see the mountains, I saw the sun!</div><div><br /></div><div>Last time I saw the sun like this was during the massive forest fire season when I lived in <a href="http://www.wilderness.org/Library/Documents/upload/Wildfire-Hayman-Fire-Facts.pdf">Colorado back in 2002, when there was a 68,000 acre fire</a> about 30 miles south of where I worked. That should give a little perspective!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>BeijingBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05448047003046480887noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246903001584806056.post-13383666446403293782008-07-12T21:37:00.000-07:002008-07-13T19:33:06.126-07:00The Peoples Republic of ChinaHas anyone been watching the Discovery Channel's Ted Koppel four part special on China, it's growth and growing pains?<br /><br />Wow, so much sacrifice in all areas of life just to make the country grow.<br /><br />And have you seen this? I hope I get a chance to see some of this when I get there!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFOHzbk41lSxHHO-_VtbFqoqAU3bQScIxvEfz2KDy7CBdDygNvHSzZWtuZLRCojJfpWlnz7NJ9tLUF4cKIn5As91TKL98CQvJ1KGFFUUNNn9n9y4CucYMYOCSHHC8yGfQgXCMUEn-/s1600-h/xinsrc_31207051309214682486510.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFOHzbk41lSxHHO-_VtbFqoqAU3bQScIxvEfz2KDy7CBdDygNvHSzZWtuZLRCojJfpWlnz7NJ9tLUF4cKIn5As91TKL98CQvJ1KGFFUUNNn9n9y4CucYMYOCSHHC8yGfQgXCMUEn-/s320/xinsrc_31207051309214682486510.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222355406550020722" border="0" /></a><br />Word on the street was the bills were being snatched up and sold for 7 times the value!BeijingBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05448047003046480887noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246903001584806056.post-68903131408615125912008-07-09T16:33:00.000-07:002008-07-13T19:35:04.161-07:00What can you learn in a month?Not much! This is a hard language. But my neighbor, who use to do business in China, gave me some key sayings! I can now order a beer! What else do I really need to know?<br /><br />Less than a month away, I have my airline confirmation, hotel is set, got my passport back complete with the Chinese Visa, but there is still lots to work out!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmpo1S_UDBIHXJZtpNqULQp9igSWdkY2h0ezBUMO3szaiPBU6M8ETAhjFV3KdQ6CI-Y4SLvaPrl-pG7mRz0o65GZqvC4WEYZZXdtBx5Bj0pT7AgJnBwdfIZwoQ9ILXxSEuYl7791t/s1600-h/chinese-visa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmpo1S_UDBIHXJZtpNqULQp9igSWdkY2h0ezBUMO3szaiPBU6M8ETAhjFV3KdQ6CI-Y4SLvaPrl-pG7mRz0o65GZqvC4WEYZZXdtBx5Bj0pT7AgJnBwdfIZwoQ9ILXxSEuYl7791t/s320/chinese-visa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221588428737712802" border="0" /></a>I am going to be working there, editing videos to air all over the world. So there is a lot to get in order before I get on the plane. I am sure, even with three weeks to get ready, time will fly.BeijingBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05448047003046480887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246903001584806056.post-34803404713026031552008-07-06T16:51:00.000-07:002008-07-13T19:38:29.776-07:00Rosetta StoneSo, in an effort to maybe converse with some Chinese, I picked up Rosetta Stone. This learning a new language, especially Chinese is weird! Rosetta Stone's idea is total immersion, no English, just Chinese. So, what I do know is running, swimming, man, woman, boy, girl, things like that, but I don't know how it all fits together.<br /><br />Has anyone ever done Rosetta Stone?BeijingBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05448047003046480887noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246903001584806056.post-5686528081138644822008-07-03T22:43:00.000-07:002008-07-03T22:46:33.503-07:00One month til BeijingSo here is the deal, I am working the Olympics in Beijing, China.<br />.<br />In one month I get on a plane, fly 13 hours (over the North Pole) and into Beijing. This blog will journal my experiences leading up to and working at the Olympics!<br /><br />Right now, all I know is I have tickets to Opening and Closing Ceremonies. The rest, will be played by ear!BeijingBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05448047003046480887noreply@blogger.com1