{"id":1368,"date":"2014-05-11T13:49:33","date_gmt":"2014-05-11T06:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=1368"},"modified":"2014-05-11T13:51:00","modified_gmt":"2014-05-11T06:51:00","slug":"soccer-in-beijing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=1368","title":{"rendered":"Soccer in Beijing, 5\/10\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The morning starts off kinda lazy. Judy\u2019s working on curriculum, but the internet is so slow, she can\u2019t get much done. We leave late in the morning to go over to the Marriott. I\u2019ll swim and she\u2019s going to use the hotel wifi to get some work done.<\/p>\n<p>After the swim, we walk down the street to Kro\u2019s Nest Pizza. I\u2019ve been a few times previously, but this is Judy\u2019s first visit. We get some french fries and a really large pizza. I don\u2019t what I was thinking? We taxi home when we\u2019re done, with plenty of extra pizza to spare. Judy goes back to work on her curriculum project and I start getting ready for my trip to the Beijing Guoan soccer game tonight.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1366\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0745.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1366\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1366 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0745-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0745\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0745-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0745-1024x764.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0745-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve and Josie &#8211; all geared up for the game<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0746.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1367\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0746-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0746\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0746-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0746-1024x764.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0746-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0743.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1365 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0743-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0743\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0743-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0743-1024x764.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0743-624x466.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A couple of the BHSFIC faculty (Steve and Josie) meet me at Sanlitun, near the Worker\u2019s Stadium. Steve purchased tickets from scalpers as he walked by the stadium. With tickets in hand, we go find some food. After dinner, we run the gauntlet of street vendors selling Guoan gear. I buy a light jacket and a scarf (when in Rome, etc.). The game is fun. Guoan ends up winning at the end on a penalty kick. The crowd is entertaining they are really organized as a group. I admittedly haven\u2019t attended too many soccer games, so I don\u2019t have much to compare it to. I attached a link below to a short video I made at the game.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 584px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1368-1\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/205tm2zn46q404e\/Guoan%20Soccer.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/205tm2zn46q404e\/Guoan%20Soccer.mp4\">https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/205tm2zn46q404e\/Guoan%20Soccer.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The morning starts off kinda lazy. Judy\u2019s working on curriculum, but the internet is so slow, she can\u2019t get much done. We leave late in the morning to go over to the Marriott. 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