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Ocker in Okayama
Strewth, I’m a bloody drongo. No photos tonight because the daypack with my computers and rechargers is in Kyoto while I am in Okayama. Fortunately, this is Japan, so hopefully it is safe and intact in the lost luggage centre. The reason that I am still able to post is that we are staying in…
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A quiet day in Hong Kong
Not much to report about today. We slept in while outside the waterfalls around the swimming pool were falling horizontal in the gusty wind and heavy rain. It was a good day to stay indoors. I woke up with a very painful left shoulder blade, probably caused by dragging or lifting the heavy luggage. It…
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Shanghai photos
I’ve now placed all the Shanghai photos up online: Flight to Shanghai Nanjing Road and Yuyuan Bazaar Roaming Shanghai Qibao It’s very nice to have fast, open internet access. What isn’t nice is the weather outside, wet and very windy. My plans for a swim are probably thwarted again, as is my walk through the…
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Scrolls and soles in Hong Kong
We changed rooms. Every bit of luxury is precious now, especially a raindrop shower. Alex doesn’t think so. He was a bit scared of his first shower. At least the glass doors have child friendly rubber edges. The pool and waterfall area in the hotel are gorgeous, designed with Feng Shui principles in mind. Today…
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Fly cry to Hong Kong
It’s very difficult to travel light with a child in tow. Nappies, clothes, books, toys and other amusements. So it was that we were dragging two big roller bags, a heavy daypack and, of course, Alex in his backpack, along the streets of Shanghai. It was probably quite a sight for the locals. After dragging…
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Chinese nappies
As we waited in an Expo queue ahead of us was a child perched on his father’s shoulders. Nothing remarkable there, except for the big gap in his pants revealing an unclothed bum. Yesterday in a metro station we saw parents holding their child over a rubbish bin as urine streamed out of the gap…
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Canal pleasures
The hotel’s buffet breakfast had baked beans. And watermelon. Alex was so happy! My stomach has ceased to tell me if it’s hungry or not. It doesn’t know what time zone it is in. We are in this holiday state where the only times that matter are openings, closings and airport departures. Shanghai shophouses as…
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See Shanghai in a day
If you want to see Shanghai quickly, just visit the Shanghai Planning Exhibition. They have a truly amazing recreation of urban Shanghai in miniature with thousands upon thousands of model buildings. Even the expo was rendered in tiny scale. Shanghai is a relatively young city for China. Much of the Shanghai we see today only…
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On the menu
On tonight’s menu was a selection entitled shattered sheep spine or packages of small cock. We could have ordered sheep’s head stew as well if we so wanted. Disappointingly for you readers we decided against eating any of these dishes or contracting some prion disease. Instead it was fried diced chicken and vegetables spiced with…
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Expo’s star attraction
It’s been 22 years since I attended Brisbane’s Expo ’88. That was one of the best experiences of my life, so I was looking forward to experiencing Shanghai’s more extravagant and far more expensive version. Did it meet my expectations? View from our hotel room The first problem was buying tickets. We left our hotel…