Another medical experience Soon after my trip to Beijing in mid November I came down with a respiratory infection. It was enough to slow me down and cause a problem but not to be a worry as I didn’t have a fever. I tried all of my remedies from home with minimal benefit. After almost […]
Qianmen and Dashalan Streets Qianmen Street was a famous commercial area 600 years ago as was Dashalan Street running off it at right angles. Qianmen was renovated in recent times. I remember teetering on makeshift walkways and trying not to sink into damp cement as I walked through Dashalan West during its renovation phase about […]
Sending a proxy to the doctor I returned from Shandong under the weather. I improved and then relapsed with new symptoms. It seemed that I came to China with medicine for everything but what I had. A few days later one of the ex students visited and decided that I needed medical attention. Students go […]
Taking the wrong bus can be a liberating experience I’ve never actually taken the wrong bus, but on two occasions the right bus going in the wrong direction. The first time occurred in Spain and the second here last year when road works meant an adjustment to the bus route of which I was unaware. […]
Bits and Pieces Shopping About ten days ago I took the bus into the main city area to hunt for a cable. After several bus rides and shops/shopping centers I was still without my cable. However, I did get to view Chinese commerce from an angle I hadn’t explored before. One place looked like a […]