Category Archives: World Cup 2010 in Beijing

World Cup in Beijing: Some photos from the final night

Some photos taken during a tour of Sanlitun and Workers Stadium during last night’s World Cup final. I intended to hit twice as many places but beverage stops at Uama…

World Cup in Beijing: Souk, Parkside, Eudora, Cafe Del Mar, Aperitivo, and more

Yeah, these updates come from Sunday, but if the French team can skip practice and mope on a bus, then I can take some time off, no? Places visited… Pre-game…

World Cup in Beijing: Kiosk, George’s, Ned’s, 1F, Aperitivo

I gave the World Cup a red card after the Japan-Cameroon game for boring the life out of me. After a few days off, I got back to watching matches…

World Cup in Beijing, night 4: Tun, Miss Saigon, Uama, and more

My fleeting interest in football / soccer was put to the test by the mind-numbing Japan-Cameroon match. I might even have to miss a day or two because of it….

World Cup in Beijing, night 3: Parkside, Frank’s, Eudora, and more

Catching up on my visits to spots showing the World Cup. Here’s a wrap for night three, which featured South Africa dribbles and Beijing drizzles… Slovenia 1, Algeria o (Tomaz…

World Cup in Beijing: Wrap up of bars visited on night two

A few notes from bars visited during night two of the World Cup… Argentina 1, Nigeria 0 George’s: I helped test the projection screen and speaker system with former Q…

World Cup in Beijing: Gear from GongTees for all 32 teams

- My sixth sense tells me a flood of requests will soon arrive from those who wonder where in Beijing they can get a V-necked short-sleeved 2010 World Cup shirt…

World Cup in Beijing: Wrap up of bars visited on night one

The World Cup started last night so I checked out a few spots screening the matches. Here is a wrap up, from the final stop to the first one. Uama…

World Cup in Beijing: Updated list of spots to catch matches

- Good times in Beijing during the last World Cup as nearly every bar and its sibling had a TV screen to attract football fans (see All About Placement: World…