A perfect Olympic experience

Catherine and I bought a pair of tickets off a Canadian to Tuesday night's Athletics event at the Beijing National Stadium (aka the Bird's Nest). The events started at 7pm so we spent a couple hours wandering the Olympic Green, just taking in all the sights and sounds of people milling around and enjoying the Olympic atmosphere. When it was time, we entered the Bird's Nest to take our place on the second floor. The seats were great and we had a nice view of everything. The night's events included women's 200m qualifiers, men's 110m hurdles qualifiers, men's 200m and 400m semifinals, men's discus final, men's high jump final, women's 400m final, women's 110m hurdles final and men's 1500m final.

Of course the highlight was Canada's bronze medal from Priscella Lopes-Schllep in the 110m hurdles! Woo! It was a pleasant surprise and the fact that they had the medal ceremony that evening was icing on the cake.

Having all the events to watch at once was great and the stadium was quite impressive. We wandered around for a while to take photos of the Bird's Nest and its neighbour, the Water Cube. These buildings look their best in the evening when they are lit up by their red and blue, respectively. Photos to come in the next day or so.

An amazing Olympic experience. Can't wait for the Paralympic Games!

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