OLYMPICS: Wow. Journalists' tweets convey shock, reality of incomplete accommodations, infrastructure

People have asked me what surprised me the most here in Sochi. It's this. Without question ... it's ... THIS. pic.twitter.com/1jj05FNdCP
— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) February 4, 2014

Journalists covering the Olympics are tweeting their experiences as they have arrived in Sochi this week. Two words: Not good.

Despite the enormous price tag of this Olympic games, some of the infrastructure-related tweets from journalists offer scenes of unfinished accommodations and utilities just two days from the Opening Ceremonies, and The Washington Post has plenty more.

We share them here not in jest, but as a reminder of the infrastructure resources that require proper planning, delivery and ongoing maintenance that we so easily take for granted.

PIC: Sure, some Olympic sports are synchronized, but this? [#h2olympics]

Seeing double in the Gentlemen's Loo at the Olympic Biathlon Centre #Sochi pic.twitter.com/a1HoilU9zn
— Steve Rosenberg (@BBCSteveR) January 20, 2014

It's fitting to promote unity at the Olympic games, but this might not be what many expected.

BBC's Steve Rosenberg shared this photo of a men's restroom at one of the Olympic venues in Sochi yesterday. It's gotten a lot of attention, and may very well be an anomaly rather than indicative of the facilities at all venues, but Rosenberg's subsequent tweets indicate otherwise.