Archive: August 3, 2008 - August 9, 2008
A Crazy First Day
Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post"> Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post">Enlarge Photo (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) Michael Phelps seemed to be the only happy person waiting for the bus Saturday afternoon in downtown Beijing. Maybe it's because he swam a great race...
By Jonathan Newton | August 9, 2008; 7:33 PM ET | Comments (0)
The Bird's Nest
Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post"> Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post">Enlarge Photo (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) Yesterday was the first time I saw the Bird's Nest. It's a really neat structure. I guess you could call it a photographer's dream, with those...
By Jonathan Newton | August 9, 2008; 12:48 AM ET | Comments (3)
James Hits the Hardwood
Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post"> Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post">Enlarge Photo (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) LeBron James was hanging out and getting stretched before practice. A few feet away, two of his teammates were discussing the air issues in Beijing. They...
By Jonathan Newton | August 8, 2008; 9:38 AM ET | Comments (0)
Lost in Translation
Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post"> Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post">Enlarge Photo (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) I went to the U.S. men's basketball team practice at Beijing Normal University, a few miles from the main press center. Got a cab back with...
By Jonathan Newton | August 8, 2008; 9:13 AM ET | Comments (0)
Scenes from the Summer Palace
Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post"> Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post">Enlarge Photo (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) Thursday was the last day I got to play tourist before the real work began with opening ceremonies, so I took a $30 yaun cab ride...
By Jonathan Newton | August 8, 2008; 8:03 AM ET | Comments (0)
The Dragon Boat
Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post"> Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post">Enlarge Photo (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) I rode a dragon (boat) across Kunming Lake in an attempt to escape the baking heat of the Summer Palace. It worked briefly, but in the...
By Jonathan Newton | August 8, 2008; 7:16 AM ET | Comments (0)
Party On
Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post"> Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post">Enlarge Photo (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) Six-foot-tall imported models strutted around this totally hipster party at Lan that was hosted by Charles Zhang, CEO of Sohu.com, the first Olympics Internet business partner...
By Jonathan Newton | August 7, 2008; 10:44 AM ET | Comments (0)
How Do You Say 'I Need a Bus to The Cube' in Chinese?
Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post"> Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post">Enlarge Photo (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) David Burnett has more than four decades of experience and was named by American Photo magazine as one of the "100 Most Important People in Photography."...
By Jonathan Newton | August 7, 2008; 9:32 AM ET | Comments (0)
Three Guys
Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post"> Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post">Enlarge Photo (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) We went to the Great Wall of China and it was closed. We laughed heartily when we were stopped at a checkpoint and told it was...
By Jonathan Newton | August 7, 2008; 8:26 AM ET | Comments (0)
A Visit to the 'Zen Park'
Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post"> Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post">Enlarge Photo (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) This morning, I went to a park located about two miles from our hotel in downtown Beijing. Columnist Sally Jenkins accompanied me -- she wanted to...
By Jonathan Newton | August 6, 2008; 6:30 PM ET | Comments (0)
Hazy Shade of Summer
Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post"> Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post">Enlarge Photo (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) Where, oh where, is the bird's nest? It is shrouded behind the Beijing haze. Two days to go and it is hot and humid and the...
By Jonathan Newton | August 6, 2008; 4:44 PM ET | Comments (0)
Photoblog Blackout: Prepare for the Outage
A quick FYI from washingtonpost.com management: This blog, and all blogs on the site, will undergo an upgrade from noon ET Tuesday till about 3 pm ET Wednesday. You may see a limited number of posts on this blog in...
By Jon DeNunzio | August 5, 2008; 8:30 AM ET | Comments (0)
Steinberg Deals With Beijing
Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post"> Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post">Enlarge Photo (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) The Bogger, Dan Steinberg, was really smiling behind his mask as he got ready for his big day out touring Beijing....
By Jonathan Newton | August 4, 2008; 10:46 AM ET | Comments (0)
How the Media Survives the Olympics
Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post"> Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post">Enlarge Photo (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) The rule of the Olympics is to sleep as much as you can, when you can -- which is never enough. After the 14-hour flight from...
By Jonathan Newton | August 4, 2008; 9:04 AM ET | Comments (0)
More From the Forbidden City
Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post"> Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post">Enlarge Photo (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) Xu Jing, 9, looks at the Qian Qing Men (Gate of Heavenly Purity) on a tour of the Forbidden City. He shaved his head to get...
By Jonathan Newton | August 4, 2008; 7:15 AM ET | Comments (0)
Boswell Makes The Bus (Barely)
Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post"> Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post">Enlarge Photo (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) Newton writes: Our gifted columnist, Thomas Boswell, barely made the 9 am shuttle Saturday morning and finished up his grooming as we head to the press...
By Jon DeNunzio | August 3, 2008; 11:21 PM ET | Comments (0)
Selling Like (Very) Hotcakes ...
Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post"> Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post">Enlarge Photo (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) Newton writes: Umbrella sales have got to be the most lucrative business in Beijing, with nearly everyone outside Tian'anmen square sporting one Saturday afternoon. It was...
By Jon DeNunzio | August 3, 2008; 1:30 PM ET | Comments (0)
The Forbidden City
Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post"> Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post">Enlarge Photo (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) Newton writes: I did the tourist thing on my first full day in Beijing, heading to the Forbidden City. I figured if it was forbidden, it...
By Jon DeNunzio | August 3, 2008; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (0)
