tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post2056676724389482110..comments2023-10-26T17:06:56.408+04:00Comments on cool travel guide: Beijing's 2008 Olympics and its cinematic Opening Ceremony: spectacle and its power to inspireLara Dunstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05568159382939703162noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-78431331379707321892008-08-14T05:11:00.000+04:002008-08-14T05:11:00.000+04:00Hi JamieI'd love to know what inspired you in part...Hi Jamie<BR/><BR/>I'd love to know what inspired you in particular to go to Beijing in November (that hadn't inspired you to go before) - what inspires people to travel is one of my interests.Lara Dunstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568159382939703162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-91507737378976861672008-08-13T21:10:00.000+04:002008-08-13T21:10:00.000+04:00We're going in November!! Absolutely inspired...I ...We're going in November!! Absolutely inspired...I can't say that the opening ceremony is the reason we are going, but I am much more excited now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-13508581895850330182008-08-11T00:42:00.000+04:002008-08-11T00:42:00.000+04:00Hi Don - I'll check out your link.thanksLaraHi Don - I'll check out your link.<BR/><BR/>thanks<BR/>LaraLara Dunstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568159382939703162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-24834316221815996962008-08-11T00:40:00.000+04:002008-08-11T00:40:00.000+04:00Hi Matt - the Chinese put on a great show indeed, ...Hi Matt - the Chinese put on a great show indeed, didn't they? But then we shouldn't have expected any less of them with their incredible cultural history and long history in performance, opera, acrobatics, puppetry, martial arts, and cinema - yet I think so many critics had forgotten about that, and everyone has been surprised. You know, it's the one games where I think I could watch the whole ceremony again. I've never said that before!Lara Dunstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568159382939703162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-41102224886250263562008-08-11T00:38:00.000+04:002008-08-11T00:38:00.000+04:00Hi Wendy - I'm keen to return to see the stunning ...Hi Wendy - I'm keen to return to see the stunning new architecture - the Birds Nest looks wild! We've just finished a 3 month trip in Europe (before that Turkey and Cyprus), then returned to Dubai to check out the latest restaurants and hotels, and are now busy writing up the European books!Lara Dunstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568159382939703162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-61058525238479665242008-08-09T21:23:00.000+04:002008-08-09T21:23:00.000+04:00Lara,They were showing the opening games on tvs in...Lara,<BR/><BR/>They were showing the opening games on tvs in London and, I only caught the last 30 minutes, but it was amazing. The visuals were stunning and when the athlete ran around the stadium to light the torch which was also an amazing lighting ceremony. The Chinese put on a great show.Nomadic Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302659356530720178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1024398511254172770.post-80182077336168771882008-08-09T16:54:00.000+04:002008-08-09T16:54:00.000+04:00Hi Lara,It was spectacular. I was last in Beijing ...Hi Lara,<BR/>It was spectacular. I was last in Beijing in November 2005 and look forward to going back to see the changes in the last few years. Which part of the world are you in now?Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10321288682066590760noreply@blogger.com