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The Olympics are now over, but my adventures continue. You can continue following my travels in Asia here.
Posted on 17 October 2008 | 1:17 am
The opening ceremony for the Paralympics was held last night in Beijing. The ceremony was spectacular but perhaps not on the scale of the ceremony for the Beijing Olympics. Most of the show was performed by people with disabilities, including Li Yue, who lost her left leg in the Sichuan earthquake and performed [...]
Posted on 6 September 2008 | 7:44 pm
The Beijing Paralympics are just a day away from starting. Here are some pictures from Tiananmen Square which has some pretty impressive floral displays on show now.
Posted on 4 September 2008 | 8:59 pm
Posted on 4 September 2008 | 7:47 pm
The ticket scammers who defrauded people by selling non-existent tickets through the internet are getting ready for the Vancouver and London Olympics. “I was shocked by the brilliance and hard work of the thieves fleecing the Olympic family — and they are setting up to do the same thing in Vancouver in 2010 and London in [...]
Posted on 2 September 2008 | 8:23 pm
Beijing did a lot to improve the air quality leading up to the Beijing Olympics, with mixed results. The days before the opening ceremony were pretty bad, but a burst of rain cleared the air and pollution became less of a talking point. Almost straight after the closing ceremony the hazy skies returned. A [...]
Posted on 1 September 2008 | 3:56 am
Beijing recorded 6.52 million visitors for the 2008 Olympics, with 382,000 of those coming from overseas. Authorities long estimated that 500,000 foreigners would visit the city, but tougher visa controls reduced that number. The Xinhua news agency reported that tourist spots in the city reported total revenues of 162 million yuan (US$23 million), according to [...]
Posted on 31 August 2008 | 8:34 pm
To the athletes tonight: You were true role models. You have shown us the unifying power of sport. The Olympic spirit lives in the warm embrace of competitive rivals from nations in conflict. Keep that spirit alive when you return home. These were truly exceptional Games! (Source: Dr Jacques Rogge, Chairman of the International Olympic [...]
Posted on 24 August 2008 | 4:39 pm
The fireworks are still going on over Beijing tonight as the Olympics comes to a close. The closing ceremony wasn’t as long as the first one and not as spectacular, but still very well done. We had a short section to mark the handover of the Olympics from Beijing to London. London’s mayor [...]
Posted on 24 August 2008 | 7:16 am
The closing ceremony has gotten under away. The introduction was interesting, perhaps people will say it is a little “North Korean’esque”. The athletes are entering the stadium and I can only imagine the thrill it must be to be able to walk into the stadium at the end of the games. [...]
Posted on 24 August 2008 | 5:32 am
This picture was taken via satellite on 12th June and gives an idea of the construction that continues to take place in preparations of the Athens Olympics.
Athens Olympic officials believe it will be ready by the opening ceremony on 13 August but it seems that there is still a fair bit of work going on around the stadium. Check out this larger and very detailed picture of the main Olympic stadium and its surrounds (warning this is a 1.7MB picture).
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Found via Digital Globe via Deep Thoughts
Wow, a ton of work. Going to have to make a ton of shortcuts to even be able to get people in there.
Posted by: JLT at July 8, 2004 06:11 AMi wish every1 good luck
Posted by: Mapia at July 9, 2004 12:13 AMGREAT STADIUM GREAT OLUMPICS
Posted by: JDNKY at July 10, 2004 05:17 AMBeen there a couple of hours ago. Its AMAZING! YOU have to see it by your self!
Posted by: oddy at July 20, 2004 09:56 AMhope everything is going well coz im gonna be there to check things in 2and 1/2 weeks for the OLYMPICS!!
SO it better be ready! :)
AND good luck to all athletes everywhere, weve cheering u all one!!
Relax. If the Greeks have proven something is that they can finish everything on time. The stadium will be ready. And without the TON of shortcuts that somebody mentioned. Go Athens
Posted by: Ken at August 2, 2004 02:13 PMumm i wish u have the olympic athens stadium with da coloums cauze u didnt and i think dat stinks dis is a shit jog and its crap BOREING
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