Hanami in Beijing

Sorry about the lack of photos, they’re all in my film cameras and I’m storing enough to send them to my friend in Taiwan for developing and scanning because there isn’t a decent one over here and it’s ridiculously expensive as far as China goes.

Don’t have the chance to see it in Japan so I [...]

Spring Festival

Is it raining outside? Afraid not. It’s just endless fireworks day and night since the eve and it’s still going on. We went to Chaoyang Park Temple Fair (庙会) to rub off some of the festive atmosphere. Entrance was 15rmb and I don’t quite understand why this counts as a Spring Festival [...]

X: Goodbye, Europe

Realised I left out a lot of information about my Europe trip after going through the digital footprints on my laptop. Particularly fish and chips from North Sea Fish near Passfield Hall, with vinegar instead of mayonnaise. My last couple of days in Europe were spent getting wasted every night with [...]