Attending our first Olympic event was certainly all that! Our seats were wonderful and the highlight was the mens 400m race which the US swept, besides that it was mostly listening to the Jamaican national anthem all night since they've done so well in track.
The only problem is that due to the crowds, the commute to and from the stadium were longer than we anticipated. Luckily we left the hotel across town 2 hours prior to the beginning because we just made it on time. In the stadium refreshments were insanely cheap, we ordered popcorn, coke zero, water and a beer and it cost less than four USD.
A quick travel tip to share about our fabulous hotel....we're staying at a serviced residence (Fraser's which is one of the best chains) and besides being about the size of our Chicago condo, it has an in-unit washer and dryer which is a tremendous help. The room is roughly $250/night which is great considering the Olympics are going on but room prices are pretty much back to normal throughout the city. Anyone doing long duration travel should stagger a few nights at serviced residences when possible.
We should also note that our blog is blocked or just won't load in China and Korea so we haven't seen it since we left San Francisco. Obviously we can post but for so far we can only see it on our Blackberries. Hope it looks good in a normal browser and let us know if not.
Yes, those North Korea and other photos/stories will be coming. Been keeping very busy with the travels which is a great thing.
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Ryan and Shauna, don't worry, the blog looks great! I've been looking at your trip and am so happy that you both are having a great time:) Thats an incredible experience watching the Olympics in the birds nest, also Shauna looks so happy holding the tickets! The popcorn and beer must have been delicious:) Thanks for sharing all the fun memories on the blog! I'll keep checking the blog every day!
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