The Birds Nest

At the Olympic village - Beijing style

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October 3rd 2012
I managed to hand wash my clothes last night and they were dry by this morning, an indication of how warm my room really is. I had a bad experience in a laundarette in Buenos Aires once. I dropped my clothes off for the laundry service and on my return I was served by an old woman who resembled my grandma, who duly handed over the perfectly wrapped clean bundle of clothes to me. When I returned to ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Olympic Park

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more