Beijing: Paralympics

We were really lucky to get tickets to the Birds Nest to watch the Athletics on Tuesday as they were nearly all sold out.  At £4 per ticket including all of your transport I am not surprised and the place was packed giving an electric atmosphere.  The journey there was interesting on the underground; usually a fantastic service but today totally rammed.  They actually employed staff to push people into the carriages.  The only reason I didn’t faint was because the Chinese are so small that Mark and I were head and shoulders above the rest so although our bodies were squashed we could at least breath.

The whole site was really impressive, the Birds Nest and Water Cube especially.  We arrived as a British guy was being awarded his Silver medal and then no other Brits appeared so we began to cheer for the home team.  They seemed to win everything, most importantly the relay, so the crowd were going wild.

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2 comments so far

Mum
September 26th, 2008 at 11:51 am

WOW!…….I’m so envious of you being in the ‘Bird’sNest’, it looks brilliant. As soon as I saw the pictures of those fountains I knew you would be in them. I wasn’t so envious of the crowded underground though…….be a good picture to advertise underarm deodorant?

Lynsey Mc
September 26th, 2008 at 2:07 pm

Wow, that Bird’s Nest is really something. Not sure what’s more impressive - that or the Great Wall! How exciting! The trip looks awesome so far and wish I could have been there with you in the stadium to experience the atmosphere. keep the blog coming! xxx

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