Santa’s post-X’mas holiday destination …
… is in China? Looks like he is taking easy after all that holiday hassle … Beijing, China 2002
View ArticleLaundry time
Sometimes the ideas for new blogs come very unexpectedly. My fellow blogger Alessandro posted today pictures from Trastevere in Rome, Italy. One of the pictures reminded me about the walk I once had...
View ArticleWhere the Great Wall of China starts (or ends)
One of the less visited places in China is Shanhaiguan in Hebei province. There we can find the point where the Great Wall of China extends to the sea. This is called Laolongtou or Old Dragon’s Head....
View ArticleChina, welcome!
Today was an important day. I got first readers from China. For some reason, China has not been willing to let WordPress be openly used there. Is it just a single incident that my blog got some hits...
View ArticleShooting balloons in Wuhan, China
Wuhan is the biggest city with 10 million people in Central China. Only a few Westerners could be seen in the city, when these pictures were taken in April 1992. Today the situation might be slightly...
View ArticleHotels, hotels, hotels
How well do we know the hotels where we are making a booking? How are the rooms? Lobby? Hotel’s surrounding? Pool and other facilities? Service? Luckily today we are able to know many of those things...
View ArticleFruit seller waiting for customers
Seen in Beidaihe, China some years ago, but I guess the same can be seen today.
View ArticleAi Wei Wei Helsingissä – nyt!
Kerroin blogissani reilu vuosi sitten kiinalaisen yhteiskunta-aktivistin ja taiteilijan Ai Wei Wein suurnäyttelystä Berliinissä. Summary: The works of Chinese activist and artist Ai Wei Wei will be...
View ArticleAi Weiwei HAMissa vielä helmikuun ajan
Olen jo kaksi kertaa blogannut kiinalaisesta yhteiskunta-aktivistista ja taiteilijasta Ai Weiweista. Kolmas kerta vielä, hyvää on mukava ‘markkinoida’. Ai Weiwein näyttely Helsingin taidemuseossa...
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