Monthly Archives: September 2011

A close shave on Line 10

I was in Shanxi Lu getting off line 1 and walking down the road to line 10. I was on my way to the Confucius Temple (I needed YuYuan station) where I wanted to take some photos. However, when I got to Line 10 Shanxi road station the police were turning people away and not… Read More »

Jinling Hotel

The Jinling Hotel used to be the highest building in Nanjing but now it is dwafted by almost every building which has been put up in the last 10 years. It’s hard to believe that once you could see everything from the top. The Jinling Hotel is probably the best one in Nanjing. It is… Read More »

The Domestic Workers

After visiting The Peak this morning I went to the bus station to get a bus to Stanley. At the bus station I saw hundreds of young women queuing up for buses. The night before I had seen hundreds of such women sitting outside in the evening playing cards and having a picnic. I couldn’t… Read More »

Spot the difference

They drive on the left, they have electric sockets which fit my camera recharger. My UK phone works here, nobody spits, nobody blasts their horns as soon as the lights turn green and everyone understands me. It’s hot hot hot but everywhere is air-conditioned and thankfully they don’t hang dirty plastic strips in every shop… Read More »

Demolition Derby

I often get on the wrong bus and couldn’t understand why I could get ON the number 15 bus at the office and get OFF at Taiping Bei lu but could get on the same bus and get to my office. It always takes me to Confucius Temple and I have to walk miles to… Read More »

A night in Changzhou

I’m getting some prices together for a possible garment order from my mates at Storm Textiles in Changzhou. Storm Texties belongs to Eric. His mate Dick comes along because he wants to get out of packaging (not literally) and wants to do some business with his old buddy Eric. Dick can also speak English well… Read More »

Angry Zhao

The man I call “Mr Zhao the driver” doesn’t have anyone to drive around now his boss and his family live in London but he has been employed by that family for many years so is the most trusted employee. Mr Zhao does odd jobs around the office and comunicates with the management office. He… Read More »