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 »
I decided that I should get fit and after several months of putting it off, I decided the time had come to go to the Olympic Stadium swimming pool. I got my towel and my costume and went one stop on the metro (it would have been quicker I had a bike – but as… Read More »
I decided to have a look round the local area as I hadn’t had the chance yet. So, for a break from my work, I slung my camera around my neck and went for a walk. After 40 minutes I came across a big flyover and walking underneath it I came across what can only… Read More »
You don’t need a degree in meteorology to see that visibility is not good today in Nanjing. I think I’ll stay indoors today. Maybe another trip to Hangzhou will clear my lungs a little.
I struggled onto the Metro line 2 and looked around for somewhere to sit. Unusually there was a free seat next to a man who had clearly been to the market. I sat down. It didn’t occur to me that there was a good reason the seat was free. It was not long after I… Read More »