I knew as soon as the airline agent said, "Oh, so sorry" that I was in trouble. I was scheduled to leave Beijing today but the gods had a different idea. My flight got cancelled so instead of doing my last blog entry at the airport, I'm now doing it from a hotel room. So the last week was very busy. We saw Olympians, past Olympians and I even had the opportunity to treat the Secretary General of the World Olympians Assocation as well as the International Olympic Committee Member from Peru. He was so happy that he said he was going to work hard for us to have us more involved within the IOC Polyclinic. Below are pics...

IOC Member Ivan Dibos and his wife.

WOA Secretary General Tony Legard and his wife.

We also had some fun with an ESPN cameraman who we treated...

We then had the opportunity to see Michael Phelps give his interviews at the Reunion Center after winning his record setting gold medal!

Had a day off and went to beach volleball and Summer Palace

Our patient, and Chilean decathlete Gonzalo. He was treated for a variety of conditions and even referred in one of his track teammates.

The "Cube" (with 7 star hotel in background and yes that's a big screen in the middle of it) and the birdnest...Amazing structure. Track and field pics below.

So, I thought I would end this blog with a top ten list...so here goes...TOP TEN THINGS THAT I EXPERIENCED IN BEIJING

10. Treating Olympians and Alumni

9 . Hanging out with a great group of doctors and athletes

8. Hearing the National Anthem at the Birdsnest after the American won the Decathlon

7. Seeing the Great Wall, Forbidden City and Summer Palace

6. Surviving the cab rides -although I still have one left

5. Getting on Chinese TV while hanging out with the Australian Bronze medal winning Hockey team. (I actually have a picture of me wearing the bronze with one of the guys, but my camera isn't with me but I'll add to post later

4. Having the Chinese take pictures of me and a friend because they thought WE were athletes...go figure...Imagine walking down the street and 15 folks surround you asking for a picture...I wish I had a picture of that picture...

3. Shopping at the Silk Market...Best negotiations of my life!

2. Getting by knowing 3 words in Mandarin...hi, thank you and your welcome.

1. Meeting the Chinese People. They were extremely nice and hospitable