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Sniffing Buddha55 viewsThe fragrance of incense wafts down from this hill-top tower.
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Bridge of Pastoral Poems53 viewsIt leads to a small agricultural area called "Scenes of Farming and Weaving" so I suppose it's a good name.
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Water Under the Bridge57 viewsReflecting light and sailing ships.
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Tower of the Fragrance of Buddha50 viewsAnd in the distance many other towers of Beijing - taller perhaps, but not as fragrant.
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Entering the Tower52 viewsThere's a bit of a climb ahead.
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Dean at the Tower55 viewsLooking up at me and the much taller Tower of the Fragrance of Buddha.
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Abode in Clouds and Pines57 viewsTrue to its name.
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Water Cube58 viewsThis building is especially impressive at night as it is translucent and there is some incredible lighting.
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Beijing Olympics Fan52 viewsThis guy is not selling anything, he's just really really excited to be here for the Olympics. And I was excited to get a thumbs up from him. One World, One Dream indeed.
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Olympic Flame Tower51 viewsI don't know the name, but that's some cool architecture.
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Bird's Nest Stadium56 viewsTechnically, I wasn't allowed to take this photo. Take THAT, authority.
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Olympic Sunset51 viewsThe setting sun have the Olympic Flame building some fire.
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Sunset on Beijing A55 viewsA wide shot which I quite like of the setting sun.
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Sunset on Beijing B53 viewsAnother take on the sunset sandwiched between two towers. I can't decide on the two.
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Beijing Buildings57 viewsAs the sky grows pink and we wait for the opening ceremonies to begin - or rather, the rehearsal.
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Guarding the Nest56 viewsA police officer with his back to the people he's supposed to be keeping an eye on.
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Bird's Nest Fireworks57 viewsAs 8:00 arrived we were finally treated to a small sampling of what the lucky folks would be seeing on Aug 8.
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Birds on a Wire57 viewsLike bird's on a powerline all watching their nest.
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OC Crowd57 viewsLots of people turned up to watch the rehearsal.
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Cantonese Dinner64 viewsAaron and I grabbed some Cantonese food.
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