I know this has been out for a while, but with just a few days to go to the start of the Games I couldn’t resist a link to this exhibition of the 2008 Olympics in Lego. The Bird’s Nest looks fantastic… Must have taken Olympic levels of... ...full story at Countdown to Beijing
from Countdown to Beijing on Sun, Aug 03 2008
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| 07 Nov 08 |
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Bird Nest & Water Cube @ Night - 2 »
YouTube video A visit to the Olympic Village in Beijing 2008 summer Olympics.
A beautiful night view of The National Olympic Stadium also known as "BIRD NEST" & The National Aquatics Center also known as "THE WATER CUBE" |
| 18 Aug 08 |
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No Escape Beijing Olympics 2008: The Olympification of the Streets » CN Reviews Think the games are confined to the Bird’s Nest and the Water Cube? Well think again, outside of China the Olympics might be confined to your TV set or your computer screen, but not so here in Beijing. Let’s move out into the... |
| 09 Aug 08 |
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The Fashion Olympics » China Journal The crowd at the Bird’s Nest stadium might have loved the opening ceremony, but many will tell you they couldn’t stand the Chinese team’s red-and-yellow suits. Dubbed the “tomato-and-scrambled-egg uniform” after a local dish,... |
| 08 Aug 08 |
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The big day arrives: Beijing abuzz ahead of Games opening » Countdown to Beijing The big day has finally arrived. Seven years on from the decision to award Beijing the 2008 Summer Olympics the Games are set to begin with a “big bang” at the opening ceremony at the Bird’s Nest. I’ve only been in Beijing a week... |
| 18 Aug 08 |
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Olympic lego - a new sport? » Guardian Blogs What requires requires years of training, skill and dedication ... and 300,000 pieces? Why, Lego of course! The Hong Kong Lego User Group should surely take gold for their giant model of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which includes an interpretation... |
| 18 Aug 08 |
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Liu Xiang: the end of an Olympic dream » Countdown to Beijing “Well that’s it,” a journalist friend said when he phoned me at the Bird’s Nest a couple of hours after Liu Xiang hobbled out of the Beijing Olympics. “We might as well pack our backs and go home.” We won’t, o... |
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