In Beijing: The Inescapable Games

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  08.08.08 | 8:17 AM ET

imageI know, I know. Every Olympic host city gets really worked up just before the Games. Still, a day after my arrival I can’t help but suspect that Beijing has taken things a little further than most. Why? I expected to be bombarded with billboards and logos from the moment I landed here—what I didn’t expect, though, was the Olympics-themed China Airlines flight from San Francisco, complete with “Beijing 2008!” headrest covers, and an “Olympics Special” in-flight radio station. (Think Chariots of Fire, plenty of John Williams, and the theme from Ben-Hur.) The first movie to air was Blades of Glory. Coincidence? I think not.

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Photo by Eva Holland

Tags: Asia, China

Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


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