Category Archives: Changning

The Hongqiao State Guest House

Posted on June 30, 2015 by The Pearl

Last weekend we decided to go for a walk from the apartment.  It had been raining, but the water was no longer falling from the sky.  My most recently purchased guidebook highlights a few places to visit in our neighbourhood, … Continue reading →

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Our Local Korean Restaurant

Posted on June 29, 2015 by The Pearl

I must pass this restaurant 4 or 5 times a week on my way to the shops.  Carrefour and the little Japanese corner shop with imported frozen meat both lie beyond its front door.  It is not alone. There are several … Continue reading →

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Being all European for a Change

Posted on May 30, 2015 by The Pearl

On the Saturday of the May Day weekend Richard was having to work at home most of the day, so towards the end of the afternoon, when he had decided that enough was enough we went out of the apartment … Continue reading →

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Lolita Fashion

Posted on May 29, 2015 by The Pearl

I had come across a number of youngsters dressed in extraordinary clothing – mainly at weekends it has to be said – as I wandered around Shanghai.  First of all it was the girls that struck me first and my first reaction … Continue reading →

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Dog Days: Black and Otherwise

Posted on May 4, 2015 by The Pearl

There are days when mustering up the confidence to go out solo into the big city alludes me.  Today is one such day.  I really want to go out to The Shanghai Botanic Gardens to see the mass plantings of … Continue reading →

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