My 2008 Beijing Olympic Tour

                          
Noon to eat roast duck and my husband students, the students at his home break, tease a child, watching TV, bored occasion I suddenly had the idea to IKEA, and with the idea after it starts to torture me, that day too late , I decided to read the game tomorrow, be sure to go home before the trip to the Ikea! At night they go to eat hot pot. Bid farewell to his friends, walking in the nearby embassy district. This surprisingly quiet, little street a few people, we really did not expect in Beijing actually a good place to have such a quiet, strictly guards the embassy, ​​under the dim lights I can not see their dark faces. There are some very exotic restaurants, foreign guests dining at a table outside, but for well fed, we must eat a meal. We are too quiet here, like the feeling!

Through the quiet embassy district, just across the street is very lively Sanlitun Bar Street. Looking along the lively streets of Sanlitun new Bauhaus-style building, heartfelt praise of Beijing's development. In such a noisy late at night, suddenly a kind of exposure to the illusion of Stuttgart, in front of all the downtown to be true, it will make the hearts of every woman Dunqi greed, vanity will be silent drill into people, I deeply understand themselves out of tune with the downtown. Beijing's night today, suddenly cold, or even to float the rain, night long list of people waiting for a taxi home.

On the third day rise early, Yang going to work, we have to look at 9 am game. Admission free with ticket for the subway, after twists and turns and finally can take the No. 8 green Olympics, do not want to have to come all the way out of the subway station, overlooking the entrance, already waiting in long lines waiting for security checks. Volunteers to find the street asking Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, is no subway, just within walking distance. Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium and the Olympic Sports Center Stadium, East England setting with swimming pool, sports on the sidelines after the security check by the lake suddenly feel cool. Admission seating, good location actually, in front of the second row, handball venue itself is small, the venue of all at a glance.

Iceland first to Egypt. For the handball game we almost do not understand, so I feel the tension in the game, holding the camera a pass pat, look around. Look at the players, take a look at the following cannon photographer, take a look around the audience ... ... the gym was very comfortable with air conditioning, door delivery of the fan not a role. Competition is fierce in the last few seconds, Iceland and Egypt played to a draw.

The second more worth seeing, not just strong in Spain and Brazil, more interesting is that two fans sitting next to us, they sat next to a square inside. Brazil fans dressed in green clothes, his face painted colorful. Spain's male fans even wore a red skirt. Each scored a goal, the fans stood up and cheered, often just sit down, another team entered the ball, next to the "enemy" and then stood up and cheered on. Field of the dispute is not inferior to the court battle.

Then go home and watch news reports, a brief introduction to the game in Brazil and Spain, said that a number of goals the most in history of a handball match, Spain with 36 points better than Brazil's 35 points. And Iceland and Spain last won the handball game, respectively, silver and bronze. Although preliminary, but saw the two teams, are also considered a worthwhile trip.

                            
Watching the game is hot at noon, outside the stadium to the back door to go on the platform, across the street and viaduct can clearly see the nest, we estimate that this is clearly waiting to see today's best chance of the nest, although there is still much distance, we are very excited excited. Despite the vicious sun at noon, and despite the protests of the stomach, we intend to find out the foot of the nest, may not be close to him, we have to reach to reach the nearest place.

Outside the stadium under the shade of some secretive reselling tickets, some people rest shade. We can cross the road around to the sidewalk, away from the nest closer, scalping people, selling souvenirs golden nest of people, the people selling flags, hats were selling up more gradually. To nest under the nearby bridge, gathered a lot of people sitting on the floor, feeling a little train station mess.

We later find out, the Bird's Nest, Water Cube, NBC and other competition venues and the Olympic Forest Park in the fenced, called the Olympic Park. No nest tickets, only to nest next to try holding the mentality asked a volunteer, Can hold Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium tickets into the Olympic Park. He shook his head and said that only a ticket or a ticket to go visit, but did not give up very reluctantly. In a security entrance we asked a volunteer, he and his companions to discuss a bit, actually tell us. We were skeptical, holding a ticket to go inside, after a security sweep of the votes actually goes into a heavy mark. Oh, this is indeed today's surprise, did not think we can stand close beside the nest to enjoy him. 

                          
Nest at the moment there is no competition, we cut the line at the entrance to look inside the huge Bird's Nest stadium, really want to sit inside watching a game Yeah. Listen to the nest next to the staff about Liu Xiang, we then know the game of handball in the morning to see when the Olympics took place in this most shocking news of the Chinese people. At that time we have not thought of gravity of the matter back to the time to listen to my colleagues in the field to watch the game description, all the audience do not know what happened, opened his mouth at a loss, even the camera is not ready to leave the recorded moments.

Bird's Nest, Water Cube, refined towers, each building was amazing and proud. Out of the nest of the great shadow, who all of a sudden heat wave was swallowed. South Korea happened to see a photo as the group program, several Korean exaggerated dress, banging ran to several beautiful foreign MM, carrying a large camera to follow a few photographers ran this MM is not a few foreign too warm, no interviews while they are gone. They soon find the next target - several foreign guy. Interview has been enthusiastic, crowd of people a lot, LG rest sitting eating cones, I ran a Qucourenao. As usual, like to see the Korean entertainment, Korean hosts several exaggerated shouting, saying it is difficult to compliment the English, using body language to teach a foreign guy with one hand lifting his foot to the other knee, and They play bumper, and said this is a traditional Korean sport. Rarely see Korean entertainment, easy really easy, but Shade death, the host long the public face of the Korean people do not know whether they are famous. National Complex heavier LG over glances, took me carried away.

Water during the day and the water cube less colorful three-dimensional structure of the surface material is not delicate photo. Estimated the afternoon, the game, people stood rows of admission, we would like to try your luck holding tickets, but was stopped back.

Park only sponsor brand of food (eat only looks difficult to eat lunch and McDonald's), there are some sponsorship brand experience stores. Hot and hungry we have been unable to re-visit, McDonald's intends to look for the park, looking for the way the old wheat hot heat I almost collapsed, LG hungry almost collapsed, near-crash of two anger are very, very big. I would like to find old wheat breath, he wanted to take a break, I sat on the floor, originally intended to take the car out of the tour around the stadium and then turn around to dispel the idea of ​​all, one would like to leave here, do not even want to eat a meal. When two hot and hungry and listless and irritable people find McDonald's and found it full of people when not only did not get angry, but they have also strengthened our determination to leave immediately. Into the next subway station, I felt extremely happy too cool a.

According to my plan to take the subway from the nearest subway station resort IKEA to the IKEA car, looking directly into the inside of our IKEA restaurant, eat the meal has been nearly 16 o'clock, and from our breakfast, nine hours, the most eat when hungry, often the most memorable meal I ate something like this really delicious, can help!

Previously shopped in several cities in Germany, IKEA, when the simple double their living quarters, often picking up furniture in the corridor to go home, even the small, old refrigerator is also a friend to the antique, at that time I home full of longing and fantasy, should be simple and economical home furniture, colorful room decorated, lovely cups and plates, have I put it down. Cheap purple bedding, purple gauze, green plates and bowls, lovely colored glass beads, equipment toys, large hanging, simple wind chimes ... I have these simple things with my dress shack. And then I have been looking forward to stroll here with him, tell him I was home for himself. Now we have our own well-dressed home, home with everything we were slowly by the selection, though here things have not give me too much as the year's surprise, I still want to achieve with him visiting the IKEA dream. 
                          
My husband is a love family man, go shopping with me a few steps away in a trance, visiting the city from the furniture, but I do not know fatigue. But today we are tired, sit down and rest a few times in after his mother took the children to see there is a bed in the hall after Mengtoutaishui, when they saw several people sitting weary sleep with after, LG finally fell asleep in a sit down. His face looked tired, I could not wake him, visiting his forward, afraid to go shopping for a moment he could not find too far, could only send text messages to wake him. Gain much this trip, just bought a piece of square white long-haired sheepskin rug (now shop in the living room to the stage), a small square glass baking pan.

Sinister hot sun all day, did not expect to actually come out from the subway under the rain. Beijing last dinner with her BF and Yang eat a meal with roast duck. LG has been lamented Beijing after eating too expensive, we have four points with a set of four dishes of roast duck and the duck with salt and pepper stand, actually ate! YY way to our heart your last meal, not after the way I have been told, and not any to me as an outsider, I say to Beijing in recent years every time you are eating, Hunan, Dai dishes ... ... so still a student, I ate a lot of good food. She blinked, said, is it? She actually all remember. Yang us ready for the water and cake, simple as ever in his hand looking at the Yang, warm heart.

Once again, we came to the Beijing Railway Station at night, I like most of the tourists, standing on the bridge next to the station pulls the camera.

Beijing, once again I leave you, you changed my mind a great, clean, fresh air, the skies are blue, while high-rise buildings may have hidden the old-fashioned after the old houses, despite the disparity of wealth, not all of them lived a full and bustling city life, matches, you have begun to develop an international metropolis, you have begun to show the world the historic city style ... ...

Left Beijing, the train on the night we slept well ... ...