Olympics pictures

Here's a sampling of photos... a photo tour of our time in Beijing. It was INCREDIBLE!

The first morning we went to the Olympic Green which is just a really cool place to be - it's home to about seven different sporting venues, so it's always full of people and activity. The three biggest venues are the outdoor stadium (the birds nest), the water cube, and the indoor gymnasium.


That afternoon we went to water polo. It was super interesting to watch - the players are really strong and the game is very fast paced. Montenegro lost the game we watched :(


The next day we went to beach volleyball - we got to see Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh beat a Brazilian team to enter the quarter final match.


Security was a big part of the experience - it was extremely well run and efficient (much more so than many airport lines I've been in!) but also very strict. The great thing was, once you were through security for the day, you were free to roam the entire Olympic Green without exiting the "secure zone".

That evening we saw men's field hockey - I have photos, but didn't upload any. One of the teams we saw was China - it was always fun to be at an event with either American or Chinese athletes. The home court advantage was pretty intense - the crowds went wild for their Chinese athletes!

The third day we were at track and field for the morning and evening sessions. It was definitely the most exciting event to watch - there was always something going on, kind of like a three ring circus. The time passed so quickly, before I knew it, the three hour morning session was over.


It helped that we had fantastic seats. We were at the start line for the men's 200 meter heats and saw Usain Bolt (that's him in the yellow jersey, lane 4).



That evening we watched an American win the women's discus, a Panamanian long-jumper win his country's first ever gold medal, and three American men sweep the mens' 400 meter hurdles. At the end of their event, the athletes ran a victory lap - here are the US guys celebrating their 400 meter hurdle sweep.

We also saw a Russian athlete break both the Olympic record and the world record in women's pole vault. That was pretty cool - especially since the pole vault was right in front of our seats!


The Olympic Green is really fun at night - all lit up. This is the Birds Nest, you can see the flame super well even during daylight, but at night it was especially striking.



It was such an amazing trip - I loved it all, even the long days and sore feet from walking miles and miles! The atmosphere was electric, and it was great to be with people from all over the world.