Sailing team hoping to win Olympic Gold

I have to admit that I know next to nothing about Olympic sailing (or sailing, in general, really). But this video from youtube of the top US team and their quest for gold in the 470 event in Beijing is really interesting. You can check out more about the pair on their website.

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Restaurants: The “Golden Tripod Attic”

The “Golden Tripod Attic” (Jin Ding Xuan) is near the Lama Temple, and it‘s perfect if you‘re looking for a place to have dinner either with a couple of friends or a large group of people. You can get there by taking the subway to Lama Temple station (Yong He Gong) and then take the [...]

Change in comment policy

Due to a recent spam attack on our blogs (over 1000 in the past two days), we now have to require registration before comments can be posted. Sorry for the inconvenience, but I can’t spend all day going through splog comments.

2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Commerical

Thanks to YouTube, we can all see commericals for the 2008 Beijing Olympics that we, otherwise, might never see. Here is one. I think it’s really quite beautiful, actually.

Wu Peng Does Not Idolize Michael Phelps

Although Chinese swimmer Wu Peng looks up to Michael Phelps, he doesn’t consider him to be his idol. Wu Peng is one of China’s great hopes for a medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Recently, he won the 200 m butterfly at the Asian Games.