Tales from a moving train
30 April 2018
From Chongqing to Wuhan by high speed rail
Right now I am sitting on a fast train but not a very fast train. For an unknown reason this one sits on only 200 km/h. It is also slower than the....
The crush for the view
29 April 2018
Amazing views of the Yangtze river in Chongqing
I said the other night I would have to go out over the bridge once it got dark and take more photos of the Chongqing skyline, so thats exactly wha....
Sick polluted and awesome
29 April 2018
Walking to Erling Park and Testbed 2 in Chongqing
Today I am still sick. I really would like to be not sick tomorrow. Despite being sick, I managed 25,000 steps by 1pm, hiking through the city int....
I am very good at dancing
28 April 2018
Exploring Guanyinqiao in Chongqing
I am still sick but I am very very good at dancing, this everyone knows. Despite my cold, I went for quite a long walk in the new part of Chongqin....
Massive Renewal
28 April 2018
The amazing architecture of Chongqing
No, not a massive renewal in my health, a massive renewal in the entire tip of the main part of Chongqing where the Yangtze and Jialing rivers mee....
I have succumbed
27 April 2018
The amazing view of Chongqing
Now I am part of the problem. I have a cold. I guess it was inevitable. The last cold I got was Japan last year. On that occasion I was ok again i....
The mountain city
27 April 2018
Heading to Ciqikou in Chongqing on the subway
Beijing and Xian are planned cities, most Chinese cities are planned cities with 4 gates and at one stage a wall. Generally they place the cities ....
The first of the three long journeys
26 April 2019
The long train journey from Xian to Chongqing
I write this as we finally approach Chongqing West station. Unfortunately this brand new high speed rail station has opened before the metro line ....
Around the bottom of the wall
26 April 2018
The morning markets of Xian
Today I am going to Chongqing, I have been there before, that journey will likely be described in laborious detail below. For some unknown reason,....