Did spend the day with last minute shopping and getting lost in the small old hutongs. Sometimes it is like in a little village far far from here and than it is back to modern Shanghai again. Ludger came back from Germany today and we will have dinner together before i have to go to…
Did stay the last 2 days at Piers place in Kunming. Very relaxed as he has a housekeeper that takes care of things. She walks the 2 dogs and cooks food all the time. So one can not get hungry! Now i am back in Shanghai at Petra’s amd Ludger’s place. The skyscrapers sparkle and…
this is what i call home cinema – fuck your 52″ flat screen!! This is surreal! The boats never stop – sometimes there are a few like here and sometimes…. View from my sleeping room – at 4.50 am…
Hi All! Facebook is blocked right now in China. Looks like that is temporary so i do not know if and when it will be open again. Please do not send me messages over facebook. I get your message but i can not replay! Use my email – that works better! What i can do…
Arrived late in the afternoon at Petras and Ludgers place. They have a fantastic view of the bund, the pearl tower and a big part of shanghai. will take a few pictures soon. Not only is my surfdog.de blocked here – now they did block facebook as well. hmmmm
did move the room to the basement, did update the MacBook, filled the iPod, packed everything including the camera and 2 visa cards. that should solve any problem :-) Got in touch with Dave – looking forward to see him. Looks like we go on a hike for the eclipse. Somewhere up on the mountains…
Another 4 weeks gone – sitting at Beijing National Airport – Lufthansa will ship me home soon. I had a great time over here and will be back next year or before. Thanks to all the people who made this trip so good.
Same same but different – this time in Shanghai
Big big city but still some of the old structures visible. If you steep out of the apartment complex and turn left you are in modern Shanghai – turn right you are in the old Shanghai. Has this Bangkok feeling all over it!