Arrived 2.5hrs late in Singapore last night after a delay caused by air traffic in Shanghai. God knows what they have to do with Nanjing but that’s what the captain told us. I rushed for the taxis and got one straight away to Emma’s house. Luckily she was still up and welcoming. This morning I… Read More »
What does it say about a company when on finishing your business you have to push a button to score the service level you have received from the employee and you realise that the highest you can possibly give is satisfactory. And what sort of organisation considers the ‘average’ customer service level to be less… Read More »
I’m not sure how I ended up having the Wuxi boys around for a meal – I think they might even have invited themselves. Anyway I cleaned the place up a bit and bought a load of vegetables (Brett is a veggie) and made an effort at veggie curry with coconut milk. There was a… Read More »
I needed a new bag as my other had broken in many places and is now unserviceable. My favourite bag shop is in Golden Bridge market near the train station so I decided to go up there to have a look at what they had in stock. Taking the metro as far as Hangzhongmen and… Read More »
After being in Shanghai for the day amongst the beautiful and trendy people of the mega-city it’s always grest to get back to Nanjing and see the street fashions. These two love birds are so committed to each other that they are wearing the same winnie the pooh cartoon T shirts. If you dumped me… Read More »
Nanjing must be one of the noisiest cities in China. There’s not just the traffic noise, blasting car horns at every traffic lights, adverts, tvs on buses and metro trains, announcements, people of mobile phones shouting in your ear…. endless noise. And then there’s the building work, the drilling, digging, hammering and banging. And then… Read More »
You have to be careful where you chain your bike up in Nanjing. Look around you – can you see any workmen resurfacing the road? If not, you are probably safe but if there’s even a slight sniff of tarmac, make a run (or pedla) for it. The owner of this beautiful red bike did… Read More »
I had been over the the island the previous month and was keen to go back on my bike. In the true tradition of Enid Blyton, 4 of us plus a small pands bear (in place of Timmy the dog), went on an adventure. Mark, Mark and Leigh had cycled from the other end of… Read More »
We tried a new venue for the testing this weekend. The campus was 40 mins out of the centre of the city and was very pretty with lakes and lots of gardens. 13 of us bundled into the lift to go to the 5th floor but it made jerking movements and wouldn’t go up so… Read More »
It is well known that The Chinese like to have a sleep at lunchtime. Wherever they are they like to have a short nap to refresh themselves for the afternoon. This could be their desks or under a bush, on a path or at the railway station. But by far the best place to sleep… Read More »