This part of China is known for the growing of grapes and other fruit which you’ll see being sold by the locals on the streets as far away as Shanghai. When the grapes are picked, they are dried in special buildings made of mud bricks. The houses are the same construction too and generally feature… Read More »
Easter weekend and I thought I’d go on a bike tour of my area of the French Concession. I was surprised to come across Normandie Apartments on HuaiHai Lu – I have seen the flat Iron building in New York and this is a similar shape though not quite as beautiful. It was so nice… Read More »
We decided to go over to Dubai for the day to see the Spice Souk, the tallest building in the world and the old city. It’s only a couple of hours from Abu Dhabi and the roads are huge. It always amazes me that human beings can built such magnificent structures as these skyscrapers. We… Read More »