Hoy he vuelto a la oficina después de unos días de asueto, y me he encontrado con un mail de un compañero chino diciendo esto:
I am sending my mourning of Mr. Samaranch to you, since you are the only Spaniard that I know.
Mr. Samaranch is the most famous Spaniard in China I would say. His contribution to Olympics games impress all the world. Also, he was the person who announced that Beijing would host 2008 Olympics. I think all Chinese will remember him.
It is a honor for Spain to have so great people.
Llevo unos cuantos días oyendo y leyendo un montón de cosas desde España sobre Samaranch, pero pensaba que era como tantas otras veces: un montón de epítetos positivos sobre alguien con mucha relevancia a nivel nacional que acaba de fallecer.
Pero este correo de mi amigo desde la otra punta del Mundo me ha dejado sin palabras. Es decir, en China, cuyos Juegos Olímpicos fueron históricos, consideran que Samaranch fue clave, no sólo para Beijing 2008, sino para el Olimpismo en general. Es decir, lo mismo que dicen aquí todos los medios de Comunicación, pero en lugar de con Barcelona, con Pekín…
Pues va a ser que sí era un grande.
After walking around Tiananmen Square, I went to the Olympic Area. I had thought about going there in the night, as I had read it is very nicely illuminated, but I discarded the idea when I felt the cold. I would go nowhere in the night, rather than doing sightseeing… :S
The Olympic Area of Beijing is in the north of the city. The main spot is the new Olympic Stadium, also known as Bird’s Nest because of its external shape. Apart from this, I did not really see many more interesting things during the daytime. I was also trying to see something like in Munich or Barcelona, but it is still too early to see the Olympic Area being used by people.
