Beijing National Stadium

The Beijing National Stadium began its construction in
September of 2007, and opened to the public on June 28, 2008.
The stadium was built for the use for 2008 Olympics and
Paralympics, and it was designed by
Herzog & de Meuron, ArupSport, and
China Architectural Design & Research Group.

The stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, costed 2.9 billion
Chinese Yuan (US $428 million) to 

build, and has a capacity to hold up to 91,000 people.

 

In order to improve the sight lines, the eastern and western stands of
the Bird's Nest are higher than the northern and southern stands.
The stadium will be used for the opening and

closing ceremonies of 2022 Winter Olympics.
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Havre de Grace

I had a chance to visit one of the beautiful places in Maryland, Havre-de-Grace back in 2013, and
have been back ever since.

Below are some of the photographs that I took:

Early history

During the Revolutionary War, the small hamlet known as

Harmer's Town was visited several times by 
General Lafayette, considered a hero of the war.

He commented that the area reminded him of the
French seaport of Le Havre, which had originally been named Le Havre-de-Grâce.

Inspired by Lafayette's comments, the residents incorporated

 the town as Havre de Grace in 1785.

Read more: Havre-de-grace

Mayor Wayne Dougherty and members of Council making
remarks during the June 7, 2014's
ribbon cutting ceremony of the new addition to

Concord Point Park located in Havre de Grace Maryland.

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Coronado Island in California

A unique looking Dragon Tree is over a hundred years old, and it is

located at the Hotel del Corodano in Coronado Island in California.

 This beautifl tree is an eye-catching object which you won't miss when walking pass it.

A view of the Coronado Island from San Diego Bay.

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Hotel del Coronado was built in 1987, and opened its door to

the public in February of the following year. This hotel has a 

Victorian architecture with a capacity of 399 rooms. Read more: Wikipedia

Attractions:

December lights in Coronado

An American Christmas held in the hotel's Ballroom each December

Hotel del Coronado Walking tour

Before leaving this beautiful island, we took this picture of the beach, it

turned out pretty good with silvery color shade.

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