August 2008 – A Volleyball Girl in a Social Media World

The Great Wall of China

Posted on August 31, 2008 by vballphil in Beijing, China, Great Wall of China, summer olympics, Toboggan

So, this day trip had to be the highlight of my trip. From the very first moment you see the wall from the bus, to standing on the wall for the first time, and to the toboggan ride down…wow. Did I forget to mention that I PEPPERED ON THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA!!!!Hahahaha… RANDO!!! Anyways, here are my pics from the trip to this amazing creation on top of a mountain!!

The Toboggan Ride

Straight Classic Photos

After we left the wall we were taken to a Multicultural Village (just below the parking area for the great wall) for some drinks & snacks. In this village was a place called the School House. An American came in and bought this property, and taught the chinese how to run a restaurant. So basically, it was a westerner type of place (with GREAT and NORMAL Western bathrooms btw) which was awesome to experience, knowing you were in China.

Tian’anmen Square & Forbidden City in Pictures

Posted on August 30, 2008December 20, 2012 by vballphil in Beijing, China, fish eggs, Forbidden City, fried rice, summer olympics, Tian'anmen Square

Here are my pics from Tian’anamen Square and the Forbidden City. And for those who did not know, they are located across the street from each other.

Tian’anmen Square

Forbidden City

We headed to eat right outside the Forbidden City. And not only were the bathroom’s interesting, BUT fried rice had a hidden treat! FISH EGGS….EWWWWWWW….hahaha

Funny Moments from Beijing

Posted on August 26, 2008 by vballphil in Beijing, China, out-takes, summer olympics

Here is a video that I made from out-takes, retarded days, and funny comments….hehehe….

My last video blog from Beijing

Posted on August 26, 2008 by vballphil in Beijing, Chef Too, China, mcdonalds, summer olympics, Yashow

Here is my last blog from China…not the greatest one…but hey….i was exhausted!!

A short clip about the Taxi rides

Posted on August 26, 2008 by vballphil in Beijing, China, summer olympics, taxi rides

So I did not get as much footage as I wanted…but here is a few clips from our taxi rides (or at least tamer clips then it really was)!

The Gold Medal Blog

Posted on August 26, 2008 by vballphil in 2008, Beijing, China, Gold Medal, Golden Girls, Kerri Walsh-Jennings, Misty May-Treanor, summer olympics

Here is my blog from Misty/Kerri’s 2nd Golden Day 🙂

Temple of Heaven Blog

Posted on August 21, 2008 by vballphil in Beijing, China, summer olympics, Temple of Heaven

Here is my blog from the Temple of Heaven. Not as good of a blog (in my opinion), but like the summer palace…AMAZING!!

Coca Cola Shuang Experience

Posted on August 20, 2008 by vballphil in Beijing, China, coca cola, Coke, Olympic Green Park, summer olympics

Here is my video blog from the Coca Cola Shuang Experience Center! Misty got us VIP tickets and we got a tour around the place…all the Coke products you wanted were available. AND…Debbie Green-Vargas was a celeb there! She was part of the silver medalist team that lost to the Chinese team in the 1984 LA Olympics…which they did a cover story on video in the experience…and there was Debbie!! So amazing!