Beijing Olympics

This is Lily's favorite- a three wheeled motorcycle that has been enclosed with a chrome body. 

On Christmas Day we decided to visit Olympic Green.  Of course it is open!

The Birds Nest is behind Gary- it is such amazing design, and even the walkway lights are mini birds nests.

They were making snow to do snowman building and fort making.  Roan still wasn't feeling well so we didn't get a chance to do that stuff. 



The whole Olympic Green is on the same meridian as the forbidden city.  You could walk in a straight line from the North Gate of the Forbidden City and arrive here.  They must have just razed whatever was here to build the Green.  We are still in the middle of the city, so it wasn't just a field! 



The water cube is so cool!  It is like a huge pile of bubbles.

The pool looks much deeper on TV! 

Part of the Water Cube was made into a water park.  At first we were disappointed that we didn't bring our suits, but after seeing how packed it is, well, we got over it! 

Water slides...

For dinner we went to Quanjude for roast duck.  The chef brings out the duck and carves it right at your table.

Lily loved it, Roan not so much. 

You can see that it comes complete with roasted head (on the left), which they just cut off, chop in half, and put on your table.  We weren't sure exactly what to eat from there, so we just left it alone, but I am sure it is the best part.

Heading home after a long day...

Merry Christmas!  xoxoxoxoxo