Purple haze
2 September 2012
Perhaps the main attraction of the Nanjing area is the Purple Mountain. There are many things to see here, including Ming tombs, some kind of amph....
Twice as lost
1 September 2012
I actually managed to get properly lost twice. The first time is fun, the second time (when hungry) is infuriating! The first time I got lost, I c....
Sombre please
1 September 2012
There will be no jokes today, as I went to the Nanjing massacre memorial hall. In 1937, Japan who already occupied north eastern China pushed sout....
Bed turn down service
31 August 2012
How can I turn down the bed turn down service? When I arrive in a hotel, I dont unpack my suitcase. I take the dirty clothes out I have already wo....
No train pictures
31 August 2012
Today I moved from Shanghai to Nanjing. Nanjing was the capital most recently until world war 2, the name literally means southern capital. The Ch....
Bottle opener
30 August 2012
I never went up the giant pair of pants whilst in Beijing, and until now I havent been up the bottle opener in Shanghai. These are both names of l....
There is no museum
30 August 2012
Due to being burnt and tired from yesterdays trek in the dusty city, today I decided to try and keep indoors. First up I walked in the blazing sun....
More canals, far canals
29 August 2012
I ended up walking much further than I thought. It was nice and cool, a giant 30 storey high thermometer told me its 26 degrees. There was a nice ....
Wuxi, the dusty city
29 August 2012
I must really love the train ticket office. For the 3rd time in two days I went to Shanghai station to line up for a ticket. This time I was headi....