Today, grey skies in Beijing but a lot fresher and a clear sky after yesterday’s downpour.
I saw the football match Belgium – China, 2 – 0 for Belgium. Let’s cross fingers our small country finally wins any medal. We are easily happy. Even bronze is cool.
Also saw the basketball game China – USA, the Chinese team had little chance against the giant US players but Yao Ming and his team did not bad at all under the circumstances. President Bush also watched the game at the Wukesong Stadium.
And no folks. I don’t have any tickets for any competition till now and what I watch is on TV. Yes, a bit sad with the chaotic ticket sales. I don’t feel like buying from the scalpers.
Here the best pics I could make on the evening of the Opening Ceremony, see earlier entry about that long night.
Pics were shot from two locations:
– “Olympic Business District” – run by BOCOG, on Beichen Dong Lu
– Pangu Plaza – on Beichen Xi Lu
You will see on the pics the two shooting locations used for the life program of RTBF, some nice views of the Bird’s Nest and Watercube. Pictured also is Philippe Rogge.
Let’s say I am proud to have been part of the government team to work on those two venues – the National Stadium and the National Aquatics Center. They are gorgeous and Beijing can be proud, they are great landmarks for a metropolis and I don’t agree with the critics that Beijing “wasted money”.