Fans note differences between London, Beijing Olympics

For many veteran fans of the Olympics, the London experience has so far been quite different than that of the Beijing games in 2008.

American Gary Davis has been to nine Olympics and says the stadiums built for the London games cannot compare to the iconic architectural design of the bird's nest stadium and water cube aquatic center built for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Still, he says, London has other advantages.

“The facilities in Beijing were truly spectacular. They were really incredible. There is nothing wrong with these. They are very nice. Everything is very well organized. It is nice to be speaking English,” Davis said.

John Fogarty from Los Angeles says...

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