posts hoops and rings

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POSTS
A pub nearby was televising the AFL Grand Finals with a huge feed and drinks included so we decided to do the homesick ex-pat thing and go along. I wasn't really homesick but I thought it would be an interesting experience. It was pretty cool actually, Michael won two cases of VB, Collingwood thrashed the Saints and we had a good Aussie feed

HOOPS
Michael and I left after the half to go and shoot some hoops at a court near our hotel. It was a beautiful day with no smog and a nice breeze and the court was packed. After shooting around on the wacky practice rings some guiys invited us to some rotating 3 on 3 then 4 on 4. It was really fun and we played for about two hours. There were some good players and some really tall guys but I think only two of them played proper comps. It was awesome fun and we made some new friends even though we couldn't really speak to them.

RINGS
That night we went off to the Olympic Park to see the Birdsnest stadium and Watercude building. It was so cool at night and there were tens of thousands of people out walking around taking photos and enjoying the venue. It was amazing how well the Chinese had kept the excitement from the Olympics two years ago - I guess in twenty years only a small percent of their population will have visited the site - AMAZING ! We met a group of young guys from Guandong who wanted their picture taken with us and got some cool pictures of our own.

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Photos

at the park
this near the basketball court. people are out exercising, practicing tai chi, martial arts, balroom dancing ... it is so cool !