I was on the Olympic Green all day today and was amazed at what I saw, or rather at what I didn’t see, namely crowds of people. There were none. The Green was a relative ghost town (compared to past Games). It took no time at all to get there, and... ...full story at Peking Duck
from Peking Duck on Tue, Aug 12 2008
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