Total Solar Eclipse 1st August 2008 from China

Total eclipse dazzles viewers in China
01 August 2008 - New Scientist - Space Image source: newscientist.com






YouTube - total solar eclipse China 01/08/2008

Best Beijing guides

Some Links (I will update from time to time)

• WSJ – Cool Google map with annotated places of the games: http://graphicsweb.wsj.com/documents/beijing_guide/beijing_guide08.html
• Beijing Travel Guide - Hotels, Restaurants, Sightseeing in Beijing - New York Times Travel http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/asia/china/beijing/overview.html
• Beijing Travel Guide and Travel Information - Lonely Planet http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/china/beijing/
• Beijing City Weekend Guide http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/beijing/events/olympics/
  
• Qype Beijing (user reviews about bars, restaurants, there are not so much up to now, it is user generated - so it is YOU, who can change this; find the best places, friendliest hosts, coolest bars!) http://www.qype.com/cnr-beijing
  

Olympics Theme Song: friends forever (have a try)

• "Forever friends" - Yes, composers Moroder and Kunze really know how to create that special feeling

• "Forever friends?" - Ups, Youtube page says: "Adding comments has been disabled for this video." Maybe for some people there is just too much tension between words and deeds of the chinese government (the t-word). By the way, I like free speech and take it just to be a necessity for complex and dynamic societies.
  

Ten days from now

Today: Waiting for Olympic Tickets in Beijing



You got none? Find comfort in watching this ...
US Cheerleaders prepare Beijing Olympic Cheer squad

While the waiting ... watch Gregs fingers

Greg Irwin's Finger Fitness exercise program – it looks quite easy and realxing ...

While the countdown ... bejingopera + reggae =

My blog for the Beijing Games

THE IDEA

• Find something cool on Flickr, Youtube, elsewhere!
• All around the topic of the Beijing Games
• Just send an email with the link to giambata a t gmail.com (no files please)
• ... or put the link to the comment
• Watch my http://twitter.com/olympics08
  
• Twitter hashtag #olympicts
  
• Maybe I have time to start a contest