If you looked at my Beijing pollution watch article you would have seen that the sky is looking crappy again. It is only good for the reason that the sun does not have the same sting as when the skies are blue.

Today I went sightseeing at the Temple of Heaven. I started seeing people with Olympic accreditation passes, mostly press however I did see the chef de mission for Malta and the deputy from Denmark. I also saw what appeared to be some Russian athletes.

Will be getting out into the subway tomorrow as I take my family to the Beijing zoo. We caught the subway after going to the Olympic stadium the other day and I have to say it is very nice. The transport system here is quite good. The electonic ticketing has improved things a lot.

Tonight I am looking forward to a warm shower for the first time in days. What I thought was a temporary outage lasted days. It turned out that there was an equipment failure and the entire complex was without hot water for three days. Luckily it has just been restored so I am about tot go and enjoy a warm shower for a change.

As I have been out and about in Beijing I am slowly coming across some foreigners. Some have been from America, some Germans and an Aussie I talked to on the subway. He is in Beijing for two weeks and has tickets for hockey. He said he is not interested in hockey however that was the best he could manage.

With the opening ceremony fast approaching I have been asking people what they will be doing. So far every answer has been to stay at home. That includes locals and foreigners.

If you are interested in a tour of the Beijing Olympic souvenir shop check back later as I am editing my video I shot today and will load it tomorrow.