On the biggest stage, during the most momentous occasions, it's often the small moments that become the most memorable.
The Beijing Olympics were restrictive and bleak, the consequence of creating a "closed loop" to keep everyone involved with the Games safe from the coronavirus. We could see restaurants and shops and museums as we rode buses to sports venues but we couldn't stop in at that big seafood place that always seemed to have a lot of cars out front and we couldn't go for a walk beyond the barriers.
We weren't allowed to wander through the aisles of the nearest 7-11, which was a great source of snacks and sustenance under the looser rules that governed visitors at the Tokyo Summer Olympics barely six months ago. A street across from Wukesong Sports Centre featured a KFC and a McDonald's. We could only salivate from afar.
