One of the enduring wonders of life in China is why the Chinese consider chicken’s feet edible. They come in all sorts of ways; boiled, fried, crunchy, soggy and of course raw, so that you can make them them to your own taste. DeJi Plaza is the largest shopping centre in downtown Nanjing and BHG… Read More »
I don’t often take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station but as I hadn’t got a ticket, and because there are plenty more fast trains from there to Nanjing than the old station, I thought I’d ring the changes. The ticket office is, thankfully, inside the station unlike other ticket offices (Nanjing and Shanghai old… Read More »
Lynn had her driver for the day and Mahjong had been cancelled so she was kicking her heels. I suggested she come down here, pick me up and we could go across to the island on the river where I had never been but often wondered about. It would be hard to get there without… Read More »
Spring came for a few days last week and hoards of people headed up to the Purple Mountain to see the plum blossom. Lynn and I decided to join the crowds but luckily she had her driver which saved a lot of logistical arrangements and walking. Even though it was a week day there were… Read More »
The sky is on fire, the streets are crackling and the cats are making a yawling noise and hiding under the sofa. It must be New Year again. I thought it might be quieter down here at Tressie’s house but it looks out onto a bridge over a lake and it makes an ideal launch… Read More »
My friend, the mad maths professor Zhemin, and his wife invited me to lunch in a nice hotel in Shanghai on Tuesday. As they they had mentioned Nanjing salted duck several months ago I thought it would be nice to take them one for the Spring Festival. I got it from the market for £2… Read More »
It was cold, icy with snow flurries, people wrapped up warm and doing last minute shopping for Spring Festival tomorrow. I had unwisely decided to go to shops and stock up on pizzas and chocolate for the holidays so that I needn’t leave the house. I had already had an unsuccessful trip to the German… Read More »
Unusually I was invited to do some work down in Hangzhou and it was handy as I had already decided to go there for a few days to give my lungs a break. A few nights in a plush hotel with a suite including kitchen, washing machine and more, was just what I needed. I… Read More »
Tressie and I decided to go and have a look at the very old part of Nanjing near Zhonghuamen. The day was sunny and we saw some fantastic old houses and very friendly people. We then ambled down the the market by the long distance bus station where I had taken some really nice photos… Read More »
You can’t believe howv quickly things happen in China. One day I came across a Chinese version of “Boris bikes” outside MacDonalds – it just popped up overnight. It’s quite a long way from the centre of town and there are a lot of young people around so maybe that’s why they are located here. … Read More »