Xujiahui
5 November 2011
I read that Xujiahui is where all the weird chinese brand electronics are. Not really, they have the same stuff we have in Australia but it costs ....
Back from Suzhou
4 November 2011
The bullet train back was great, it was the first time I had sat down for many hours and I nearly fell asleep! However the adventure is not over, ....
Walking forever
4 November 2011
Arriving in Suzhou was awesome. The place is one of the main domestic tourist attractions, so theres an actual scrum of tour operators being held ....
Going to Suzhou
4 November 2011
Suzhou is a town of some 4 million people in the city proper and 10 million in the metropolitan area about 100km west of Shanghai. Luckily the new....
Nanjing road West
3 November 2011
Generally, people head east along Najing road, at least according to the internet, as thats where the bund is. I decided to head west instead. It ....
Hongqiao transport hub
3 November 2011
Tomorrow I am going to Suzhou, by bullet train. It is not very far, but this being China, you cant buy a ticket online, because triads buy them al....
The bund
3 November 2011
It stopped raining. There was even a hint of blue sky, but it dissapeared fast, covered by what I presume is constant pollution. Walking to the b....
Still raining
2 November 2011
November is supposed to be the dryest month in eastern China, today it rained all day and is still raining right now. A story I forgot from earli....
Raining
2 November 2011
Its raining, quite a lot. Started out raining in a manner where I refuse to acknowledge that its raining, but it got heavier and darker to the poi....