It’s immense and beautiful – much more beautiful than Nanjing South station. According to the taxi driver who drove me there, it has only been open 2 months and is causing real traffic problems. I didn’t even know Hangzhou had got a new station. I am used to the old crumbling one with all its… Read More »
I don’t know why Chinese women wear pop socks, especially when they have a skirt or dress on. For some reason they don’t like to leave their feet uncovered. It’s not a good look though.
I usually take my bike to work as it’s a lot quicker to get around in the city centre. It’s a cheap bike – £20 but fine for what I want and I leave it chained up in the centre and get the metro home. It has been vandalised a bit but still works fine. … Read More »
My old friend Sue came over from Suzhou to see me and in planning our day we had to make sure we were outdoors for the least amount of time. For shoe shopping we decided therefore to go to Fashion Lady which is a huge underground cavern full of small shops. It’s dark and like… Read More »
The cicadas live underground for 17 years and then emerge and fill the air with a deafening sound. Even amongst the busy streets of Nanjing it is sometimes hard to make yourself heard. The cicadas in this clip were singing for a mate at the 1912 area of the city and were perhaps singing extra… Read More »
I am trying not to venture out of the house during the hours of daylight if I can help it. It’s far too hot and sweaty. When I eventually emerge the whole place is dancing. These people are dancing outside the library in the middle of town but everywhere you look in the evening there’s… Read More »