I was coming back from Shanghai on Tuesday night and fighting the crowds at the Nanjing Railway Station (the old one) and was perplexed to see this metro map on display. At the moment we have two lines – line 1 and line 2. However, recently the shorter branch of line 1 has been terminated… Read More »
With the number of cars on the roads in Nanjing minor bumps and accidents are not an uncommon sight. I don’t like seeing people splattered on the roads – bike/e.bike lying on its side nearby but it’s an unavoidable part of life in Nanjing. Typically when an accident happens on the roads, the drivers will… Read More »
I had plucked up the courage to go and have a very small operation on my eye and I had brought along a friend for moral support. Having successfully survived a serious operation at BENQ several years ago I was happy to trust them with my eye. The surgeon insisted I have a heart test… Read More »
I have always found the police in China quite approachable and friendly – to the foreigners at least. So today when they called me up to say they were coming to see me with a form to sign I was curious. I didn’t think I had done anything wrong… nothing badly wrong anyhow. Luckily my… Read More »
After having a second hand iPhone disaster (don’t bother with the second hand phone market in Nanjing) and then having a brand new iPhone stolen, I went to China Telecom and got a proper one. Well that’s what I thought anyhow. Last week as I was having my feet nibbled by some fish on the… Read More »
I had no preconceptions about Sanya. I didn’t even know where it was when the girl at Jinling Hotel was booking the flight. All I knew was that it was south and warm and I needed a break from Nanjing so I didn’t really care where it was – it was cheap and only a… Read More »
Even if nobody told you it was a public holiday you’d only need to walk out of your house to know something was different. It’s hard at the best of times, to walk in a straight line down the street but this morning the crowds were dense and slow moving making progress difficult. This morning… Read More »
It’s little wonder there are so many accidents in Nanjing. The traffic is crazy and the bicycle lanes are often the most dangerous places. As you can see here, a car has tried unsuccessfully to cross a bicycle lane mowing down someone of their e.bike. I’m not quite sure where the rider went but there… Read More »
I marvel that, on an early morning, when I have dragged myself out of bed and to work, that there are always crowds of people exercising on the athletics track – many of them retired people. There are countless boys playing basketball (I use the term ‘playing’ loosely – they are simply trying to throw… Read More »
We’ve recently seen the arrival of the London (Hackney Carriage) taxi in Nanjing – got me doing a double-take when I first spotted one – forgot where I was for a moment. And what a welcome relief the big black beasts are from the cramped and often, knackered VW’s we usually have to squeeze ourselves… Read More »