I spent most of June in Beijing plus a few days in Tokyo- and loved it! These are some of my observations about China:
1) Phoenix will never host an Olympic Games
Yes, even from Asia I can make a Phoenix connection somehow, but this one isn’t my usual, optimistic view. I spent nearly an entire day at the Beijing Olympic Village. I saw the Birds Nest, the Convention Center, the Aquatics Center, the underground mall, the dragon shaped river, and the Sunken Gardens. The Olympic Village was huge! It was also easily accessible from the newly constructed subway line that connected it to the rest of the city.
I was by myself during during a few of the days in Beijing so I have a lot of photos taken at an arms length.
The Aquatics Center
Something this big, something this modern and easy to get to will never be built in Phoenix. Ever. Phoenix hosted the Superbowl a few years ago in a stadium not located in the city of Phoenix (it’s in Glendale, a west valley suburb) and frankly out in the middle of no where, with nothing to do, and nothing to see. The major complaint I heard during the Superbowl was how spread out the Valley of the Sun is and what a pain it was for everyone to have to drive everywhere without any other transportation option. Plus, unless you’re a little crazy like me, the Arizona summer heat will repel the peoples of the world from visiting during the hottest months of the year. Sorry, but the Olympics will never grace Phoenix.
2) Chinese beer is horrible
Not horrible in the taste, horrible in that I could drink 3 or 4 and feel no buzz! I drank 3 beers while exploring the Great Wall of China and all I got from it was the urge to pee. Continue reading →
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