Snowpark inside the Bird's Nest

December 27, 2009

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December 27th 2009
For our last full day in Beijing we decided on "comfort" and low stress! We hired a van and driver for the day. We started out going to the Olympic area. It was a very cold morning as we visited the Bird's Nest and Water Cube. Inside the Bird's Nest, there was a snowpark where you could pay to play in the snow. We didn't partake in that, we were cold enough already. It was a little strange s ... read more

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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