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]]> http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/08/an-olympic-interview-from-beijing/comment-page-1/#comment-1697 Audrey Scott Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:32:03 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/?p=380#comment-1697 Everyone who was at the Beijing Olympics keeps saying that London has a hard act to follow. I agree about the costs too. It's really freeing to go out and not have to worry about the cost of each beer, taxi ride or snack. We're missing that a lot about Asia - going out is a different ball game back in Europe! Everyone who was at the Beijing Olympics keeps saying that London has a hard act to follow. I agree about the costs too. It’s really freeing to go out and not have to worry about the cost of each beer, taxi ride or snack. We’re missing that a lot about Asia – going out is a different ball game back in Europe!

]]> http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/08/an-olympic-interview-from-beijing/comment-page-1/#comment-1694 Kirsty Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:30:52 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/?p=380#comment-1694 Yep 2012 is on the cards for sure but London has a lot to live up to. Part of the fun in Beijing was that everything was so cheap so getting from place to place in cabs, eating out all the time between events, and partying every night sort of went without thinking too much about the budget. London will be a totally different story and ticket prices might be scary as well. Yep 2012 is on the cards for sure but London has a lot to live up to. Part of the fun in Beijing was that everything was so cheap so getting from place to place in cabs, eating out all the time between events, and partying every night sort of went without thinking too much about the budget. London will be a totally different story and ticket prices might be scary as well.

]]> http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/08/an-olympic-interview-from-beijing/comment-page-1/#comment-1693 Audrey Scott Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:22:01 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/?p=380#comment-1693 Kirsty, I hear you on the 50 cent beers, but that's almost a crime that the venue food was so awful considering what wonderful food Beijing has to offer! We saw the level of excitement of Chinese people when the torch went through Kunming - it must have been crazy at the actual Olympic games. What a fun experience! Any plans for 2012 in London? Kirsty, I hear you on the 50 cent beers, but that’s almost a crime that the venue food was so awful considering what wonderful food Beijing has to offer! We saw the level of excitement of Chinese people when the torch went through Kunming – it must have been crazy at the actual Olympic games. What a fun experience! Any plans for 2012 in London?

]]> http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/08/an-olympic-interview-from-beijing/comment-page-1/#comment-1692 Kirsty Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:04:33 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/?p=380#comment-1692 I went to the Olympics as well and absolutely loved it. The whole experience was amazing, especially seeing how excited the Chinese fans were. It was easy to get them cheering for your team if China wasn't competing and it was fun dressing up in China gear and leading them in cheering. The whole experience was great. The only bad part for me wsa the venue food. Sausage on a stick, chips and Snickers bars really didn't cut it, especially when you had t orush between venues with no time to eat elsewhere. But the 50 cent beers made up for it. :-) I went to the Olympics as well and absolutely loved it. The whole experience was amazing, especially seeing how excited the Chinese fans were. It was easy to get them cheering for your team if China wasn’t competing and it was fun dressing up in China gear and leading them in cheering. The whole experience was great. The only bad part for me wsa the venue food. Sausage on a stick, chips and Snickers bars really didn’t cut it, especially when you had t orush between venues with no time to eat elsewhere. But the 50 cent beers made up for it.

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