I took a look at the Beijing National Stadium yesterday. The subway line (line 10) is still under construction, so I had to take a taxi. The stadium is just north of central Beijing.

The stadium itself looks fairly complete, but they are still have plenty of work to do on the area surrounding it. There are quite a few hotels still being built around the stadium. The design itself if very impressive and unlike anything else I have seen. I think it is going to look great lit up at night.

It was very dusty, which can probably be attributed to all of the construction going on. Just along side the stadium is a massive highway which divides the national stadium with the Olympic Sports Center where the gymnastics events will be held. At the moment it is difficult to walk around the different venues, but I am sure they will be building better access routes as the games approach.

The aquatic center is a big rectangular building, painted blue with bubbles coming out the side. Unfortunately it was difficult to get close to the building to take a good shot.