Beijing, 2019-18: Olympic Park, Bird's Nest

In the foreground is the Olympic Tower, built to resemble blades of grass and to mirror the five Olympic Rings, and the stretch of the Olympic Park to the Bird's Nest, the 2008 main stadium, as seen at the Planning Exhibition Hall.

Here are two views of the actual tower:


It's quite a long walk from the subway to the Tower, and a much longer walk from there to the Bird's Nest, especially on a very warm Saturday in June. We happened upon a large group of people, in the shade, singing a concert of patriotic songs:


Here are a few views from the observation platform, 222 m to 228 m high, including one of me standing on glass jutting out into space:


Finally, a view of the Bird's Nest:


And here's one more shot of the Bird's Nest, from the Bird's Nest:


But seriously, here's what the stadium looks like inside:


Here we see the Chairman's waiting area, and a more plebian one (love the motif):


A view from the stadium to the National Aquatics Center across the park's thoroughfare, usually called the Water Cube, and finally from a 10 RMB per person shuttle as we made our way to our waiting car:


Big thanks to TB, my Boy in Beijing, for all the tickets and stuff!