Delayed postlude

I've already been back home for a week but didn't unpack the cameras until today so here goes; a few concluding remarks and a funny picture or two. Hopefully the layout of this post will be somewhat better than that of the previous two where I wasn't able to view the final result.

I wasn't able to write much while in China as my internet access was somewhat limited. Getting onto this website was also rather problematic. It seems that my initial positive experiences, what with the interface being translated to Chinese and all, were merely temporary.

Another disappointment was that I wasn't able to go see the big bronze Buddha in Wuxi this year either. The town of Wuxi suffered from water pollution so staying there suddenly didn't seem so attractive, especially after hearing about expats resorting to taking showers in bottled Perrier...

Choosing to stay away from water-polluted areas, I decided to just sit back and enjoy being in the company of friends in Shanghai and Nantong. Eating blowfish skin, shopping fake shirts and avoiding getting ripped off further by taxi drivers is totally enough for a week or two.

Speaking of fake shirts:

Copyright infringement of the day, 6/13 Shanghai

And while on the subject of weird photos:

Culture clash of the day, 6/22 Nantong


Guy making noodles. He was also really good at clubbing blackfish.


My Chinese barber after a successful haircut. This place was rather fancy so the fee was a whopping 30 kuai. It's possible to get a good haircut for half that price (or roughly one thirteenth of the price I pay in Sweden).

So there you have it, another summer visit gone by. I'll undoubtedly return again in coming years and who knows, I might even be able to finally go and see that damn Buddha statue.