We stayed in my uncle's fren home for 2 nights,and moved to the hotel for the rest of our stays cause it's not too expensive.Apparently they offer low prices cause in the middle of the Olympics there were no spectators at all.Hotels were full only for the opening and closing ceremony.
Day 1
It was already 7 p.m when we arrived Beijing,so we only went out for dinner.Ate the famous Beijing roast duck.Hum,I don't think it's as delicious as people said.
Day 2
We went to the Summer Palace.It was vast!We spent almost 5hours to walk around and yet we haven't entered all the courtyards.
Continued by the Beijing Sport University.My dad considered to let my bro study here after he graduated high-school.ha?hahaha..At that time,there were lots of athletes practising there so we couldn't get in to certain gyms.
We had dinner in 王府井,it's a shopping district.Wuah,it was so crowded.
Cause of too much walking,my feet were overly tired and every step hurts!
Day 3
Got up at 8,had a bath and breakfast,then we headed to the Museum of Science and Technology.Not bad laaa..haha.
Dad really wanted to visit 北京大学 and 清华大学，but both of the uni were closed due to the Olympics,some sport competitions took place there.So,we went to 师范大学 and found out that it was also closed cause USA's team were practising and lived there.ckck,poor dad.
So we decided to go to 虹桥Pearl Market.At first I thought it would all be pearl and jewellery,but I was completely wrong!There's lot of other things such as electronics,shoes,clothes,bags,etc.The price they gave us was like crazy!We could actually bought the things for 1/4 from the price they told us.
Finished shopping,we headed to a restaurant to have dinner with the house owner.
After dinner,we went to the Capital Hotel and waited for my uncle and his family.They arrived at bout 10,then my cousin took us to this superb place where there was a small lake which was surrounded by awesome bars and restaurants.I didn't bring camera so you guys can only imagine it~wakaka
Day 4
In the morning,we left for the Forbidden City.It was grandiose~
We had lunch with my uncle's old friends,rest for a while and then out to watch the Athletics in Bird's Nest!!!
It took us bout 2hours to get there,with all the security check and long queue up.We kept taking pics although we were already late.haha.The Olmpic village was so huge~
Our seat was pretty good..The first 15minutes in the Bird's Nest,I couldn't stop oooohhh and aaahhhhh-ing cause it was so magnificent!Unimagineable!!I was astonished...There were over 90,000 spectators that night.OMG,what a number!The feeling was totally different from watching tv.haha.We also did the football yel-yel..where the spectators got up and wave their hands one after another.
There were lots of competition,such as 100m hurdles,400m hurdles,400m,1500m,triple jump,high jump,hammer throw and 10,000m!And also 5 medal ceremony.
The actual price of the ticket was 800yuan but we bought it from my uncle's friend so we had to add 20% of the price,but I think it's completely worth it!
A super-great experience!
Day 5
The Great Wall was the historic site we visited that day.
It took 2hours to get there by bus.
We climbed and climbed,wuiyoh it was so tiring cause of the steep slope.We only reached the 3rd post,while there is a saying,'不到长城非好汉'，which means a man could be a true man if only he reached the 8th post of the Great Wall.haha
See?There's no doubt why it's nominated one of the 7 Wonders of The World~
When we were back in the city,it was already dark and we had sangwo for dinner with my aunt's friends.
Day 6
The second and last competition we watched:Water Polo.
It took place in the 英东Natatorium.
3 matches:China vs Italy,China won
USA vs Australia,USA won
Hungaria vs Netherlands,Netherlands won
At the 3rd match,we sat in the middle of the Hungaria's supporters,so all we heard was,'Ria,Ria,Hungaria' and other yel-yel.It was very noisyyyyy,,but that's the spirit!
Later after dinner,we watched the Acrobatics show.Ok ok la..haha
Day 7
We went to the Temple of Heaven and Earth.
Had lunch with a fren of mine..
Went to 王府井 for the second time,cause the first time,the snack street was already closed when we finished shopping.
Wuohhhhhhh,,,they sell EVERYTHING!
By everything,I mean scorpions,seahorse,seastar,centipede,worms~uekkkkk...Even so,lots of tourists bought it cause they were curious~
Last stop,the famous TianAnMen Square!
Day 8
Bought some Olympic souvenirs..Back to Guangzhou.
Wonderful journeyy~~~~~
Sth else~~
The Olympic banners,flags,posters,shops were EVERYWHERE!
I like Beijing so much,I think it already meets the international standard.The city was perfectly clean and neat.The transportation was really cheap and convenient'''
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Labels: 2008 Beijing Olympics, hoLiday
