Olympic Change of Plans

On our way out for breakfast yesterday we were stopped by building
maintenance man. Our van was leaking gas in the parking lot. A tiny hole
in the rubber gasket that connects the fill pipe to the fuel tank was
dripping gas. There was sand spread under the van to absorb the fuel and
a bowl was placed to catch the dripping gas. Bret called the man he
rented the van from. He sent a replacement and a couple mechanics to
take the leaking van. The whole process had put us behind schedule for
the days activities.
We had intended to go to the Great Wall first, but instead we went to
see the Bird Nest Olympic Stadium, which is walking distance from the
apartment. The stadium is an amazing piece of architecture. But, it
looked bigger on TV.
After lunch, we made the drive to the Great Wall.