OLYMPIC GREEN PARK
This park in Chaoyang District, called the Olympic Green Park, is the home to the Bird's Nest (Olympic Stadium) and the Water Cube (Aquatic Stadium) and other venues used for the 2004 Olympic Games.
We got there at nightfall via the Subway train. The entire area was as bright as day. So many lights beaming down from the towering posts.
We walked across this overpass, where a big busy highway intersects below.
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| Bird's Nest |
We got there at nightfall via the Subway train. The entire area was as bright as day. So many lights beaming down from the towering posts.
We walked across this overpass, where a big busy highway intersects below.
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| Massive overpass |
A sight that only a modern city can offer. Neon lights on buildings. The surroundings were flooded with lights and it goes as far as the eye can see. Beautifully arranged christmas trees dotted the long and wide tiled overpass, leading towards the two stadiums.
THE BIRD'S NEST
First, we walked towards the Olympic Stadium or the famously known The Bird's Nest. Glowing in red-orange, lights visible through the massive intertwined steel constructions that resembles a giant bird’s nest. A jaw-dropping sight. An architectural wonder. We went around this glorious structure; strolled along its backside, next to a frozen body of water that runs through the park.
THE WATER CUBE
We came from the back of the Bird's Nest back to the center of the park, now facing the Aquatic Stadium. Rectangular in shape. Very bright blue structure with a bubble design. It was nicknamed, the Water Cube.
Nowadays, in post-Olympics, this sporting venue is now utilized as a tourist destination and a leisure hang-out for locals. An indoor water park was opened inside the Aquatic Stadium, featuring over 12 slides, including the Bullet Bowl, Speed Slide and Tornado. It is the largest in Asia of this kind.
Please continue reading on to PART 7.
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| Above the overpass |
THE BIRD'S NEST
First, we walked towards the Olympic Stadium or the famously known The Bird's Nest. Glowing in red-orange, lights visible through the massive intertwined steel constructions that resembles a giant bird’s nest. A jaw-dropping sight. An architectural wonder. We went around this glorious structure; strolled along its backside, next to a frozen body of water that runs through the park.
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| Olympic Stadium |
THE WATER CUBE
We came from the back of the Bird's Nest back to the center of the park, now facing the Aquatic Stadium. Rectangular in shape. Very bright blue structure with a bubble design. It was nicknamed, the Water Cube.
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| Aquatic Stadium |
Nowadays, in post-Olympics, this sporting venue is now utilized as a tourist destination and a leisure hang-out for locals. An indoor water park was opened inside the Aquatic Stadium, featuring over 12 slides, including the Bullet Bowl, Speed Slide and Tornado. It is the largest in Asia of this kind.
Please continue reading on to PART 7.
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