First Olympic Event!

Last Wednesday, Caitlin and I got to see our first Olympic baseball game: Japan vs. Cuba! The Wukesong Baseball Stadium is actually right next to the Olympic Basketball Gynasium, so I go take a few pictures of Yao's domain :) There were a LOT of Japanese people there (complete with a few uniformed male cheerleaders). But the Chinese-- in our section at least-- were going for Cuba. The boy next to me caught the foul ball so I got to touch an Olympic ball, whoohoo! It was a neat dynamic to be an American watching a Cuban and Japanese competition in China. The beers (Budweiser no less!) only cost 5 kuai (about .74 American cents) so it's really nice they don't do the big mark-up for food and beverages like they do back home. But they dont have the vendors that walk thought the stands during the game so you have to leave to get snacks and Caitlin and I were not about missing anything! The Cubans won 4-2. It rained a bit towards the end of the game, but today is perhaps the most beautiful day in Beijing since we have been here. We hope to get tickets to see a women's football/soccer game tonight, hopefully more to report soon:)