Inside the Bird's Nest

At the Olympic Park you are able to go inside the Bird's Nest. This was such an experience. I have to be honest I had goose bumps up my arms as we walked in. We were able to go down onto the running track and look around. There were so many fantastic shots - the thing that really caught my eye was the rows and rows of red seats and the guards- I am sorry if I bore you with all the shots, it seemed that every angle I looked at them, I saw something visually pleasing.

Generation Gap

I fell in love with this old man the minute I saw him. He was visiting the Bird's Nest.  His clothes tell me he is from the country (he is still wearing the traditional dress from the Cultural Revolution days) and so did his responses - he kept walking around looking and touching everything.  He was so amazed by the cameras and he kept looking at my camera and wanting to see what it did, to be more specific what the digital screen on the back did.


 This shot below is my favourite one, he just could not stop watching anyone take photos.

  He is looking at a stranger here.

Olympic Fever

After living in Beijing for almost a year, we thought we should at least try to get to the Olympic Park once.  I have to say I was completely blown away - the buildings were amazing, but it was the emotion there that touched me.  I look at the work and the organisation that had to happen for the Olympics to be a success and you can almost touch the pride of the Chinese people as you walk around this place.

 I have to say this was one of the best days I have had in China so far.

More Great Wall

Here are some more shots from the Great Wall, this is a different section to my last posts. It is a restored section and a much easier climb. There is something magical about this place that I can not put into words. All I know is I seem to have hundreds of shots of the wall from all different angles, and I never feel like I have truly done it justice.

Miss Claudia

These shots were taken on our weekend away.  Claudia has decided she is a super model and has many poses under her belt.  Here are a few.

A Chinese Village

This is the little village that our resort was in. There is nothing remarkable here other than my fascination with the Chinese people and their way of life. It is so different to what we see in the Western world and the more time I spend here, the more I have come to love and respect it.

Manchurian Dreams

My Mum is staying with us and as a special treat we stayed at a resort located at the foot of the Great Wall for a few nights.  

The front gate of the resort is actually one of the walls towers. 

It was a magical place - like stepping back in time. 

 All the shots from todays post were taken there.

Hiking

My Mum is with us and we climbed an unrestored section of the Great Wall this week.  

It was a tough climb, but worth the view.  

Spring is starting to show her face here in China.