I only wanted some toothpaste but when I go to the supermarket I get this selection. Of course they are all in Chinese so I can’t really tell the difference. But is there a need for so many varieties? Colgate, Crest… they are all the familiar brands but I can’t imagine that you get the… Read More »
I see a lot of strange sites on the Metro system and today is no different. This is a girl at the end of a nice day out with her boyfriend. As you can see, she is ready for bed with her pyjamas and slippers on. I really don’t see the need to go out… Read More »
First it’s Jim and then it’s Jon. I have been catching up with several old friends this month. Jon stayed business on after his business trip to Changzhou and then I dragged him around the sites of Nanjing, starting with the German bakery, fabric market, Lion Hill, Taiping Bei Lu for a “Roger Moore” the… Read More »
Jim found himself alone in Hong Kong for the weekend and wanted a playmate. As I am only just “up the road” and had no work I decided that the opportunity for a weekend in Hong Kong with my old mate was too good to refuse. If I had known how hot Kong Kong was… Read More »
I have seen a lot of strange things on the streets of Nanjing but this was a first for me. It was Guangzhou Lu and I was on my way to lunch with Lynn and was in a bit of a rush having been to the printers and the photocopy shop. Then I saw a… Read More »
You often see Chinese couples in parks posing peeking around trees, frolicking through the gardens leaping the piles of dog shit and pools of children’s urine. They seem to be oblivious to the fact that there are other people there. Nobody seems to think it’s a bit strange that these two people are dressed in… Read More »
I decided to explore the very old part of Nanjing in the area of San Shan Jie and to have a look for old houses that I understood to be there. There were plenty of them but they were mostly crumbling and not terribly architecturally interesting. However I did find a couple, one of which… Read More »
What is it with me and pick-pockets. I seem to attract them! This time I was on a very crowded number 65 bus going to buy some expensive cheese ready for the beginning of my diet. I get on near the Presidential Palace and when we turned into ZhuJiang Lu I looked in front of… Read More »