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...would be a good time to check out the vibe at the men's gold-medal match between Brazil and the U.S. Sure enough, the radio reporter in front of me was broadcasting shirtless. (In case you're wondering, the reporter was male.) The air in Beijing's Chaoyang Park smelled like sunscreen, and the cheerleaders shook their groove thangs. Things were looking fine. But here's my question: How come the male beach volleyball players were wearing shirts...
That's not to say you should avoid the theme parks entirely. They are, after all, the spectacles that make this place unique. After checking in to one of the more grownup hotels--the so-new-it-smells-like-paint Westin Imagine has a barman, Kyle McCann, who does masterly things with flavored vodka--go ahead and submit to Disney World. Skip the main park and head for Animal Kingdom ($75). Cynics will argue, correctly, that the park's Kilimanjaro Safaris are merely rides around a large zoo. But this zoo has no walls, and you see it from...
After the bustle of the theme parks, take a person you'd like to kiss to Leu Gardens ($7), a 50-acre (20 hectare) botanical garden in downtown Orlando. Make your way back to the Reba Tennessee Varnes bench and sit under the Spanish moss that hangs from a weeping Chinese elm. This must be the most romantic spot in Florida. Not far away is the Orlando Museum of Art ($8), which focuses on works by Americans. Don't miss Dennis Oppenheim's majestically disturbing 1996 installation Products from the Snowman Factory, a collection of faceless fiberglass snowmen leaning...
This year the Chinese women have staked their claim to a sport that has long been the stomping ground of the U.S., Brazil and Australia. With its cheap beer, goading deejay, bikini-clad cheerleaders and 80s pop hits cranked between points, the Chaoyang Park stadium seems more Manhattan Beach than Middle Kingdom...
...With reporting by Alice Park / Beijing