My Beijinger Journey: Olympic Park Booms and Night Walk
It is no question that Beijing is rich in history and has ancient architectural buildings and monuments. Equally could be said of its modern design too and the shining example would be the catchy Bird Nest Stadium. A visit to the Olympic Park is surely a must when in Beijing, after the grandeur of the opening ceremony of the Olympics Games showcased magnificently in 2008. Opening ceremony of the Games would never be the same anymore. With the symbolic 5 rings of the Olympic Games. I visited the Olympic Park twice. It is free admission. Once during the day and another at night. If you have to choose one time to visit, visit at night. During the day, the Bird Nest Stadium and the Water Cube nearby looked rather ordinary, of course not considering the engineering aspects and the symbolic elements of both structures. But by night, i was visually impressed, fascinated and amazed at how these structures, when sunsets, came alive. It is also a park. A bird's nest in the park...