Many of you have seen images of the amazing Olympic stadium which many locals have nicknamed the Bird's Nest. it is an amazing structure. The thing that really surprised me was that it is right next to the "water cube" and across from the International Broacast Center. The bad thing is that the logistics around the building really don't match the efficiency and beauty of the stadiums. Security is tight, but inefficient since there is only one open entrance, where everybody has to go through. Because of that you can spend between an hour and one hour and a half just to get into the space... while you sadly can only listen to what the athletes are doing inside the stadium. The food really sucks in selection and availablity. They don't have vendors walking around and selling inside the stadium, so you're stuck standing in another line that can take up to 45 minutes even if you just want a bottle of water (it's been 85 degrees and very humid around here at night.) If you are hungry you can select from wonderful items such as: crackers, bread, popcorn, candy or spicy chips (those are just the "known" items... I did not want to get too close to the hot-dogs here because you never know what you're really getting.
Here's a quick video showing the grounds around the nest. Reporting from Beijing, Henry Molina, MTV News (Molina Television)
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