Happy new year everyone! 新年快乐 We hiked up the side of a mountain near Xixi Lu to get good photos of the West Lake, alas there was nothing going on! The real action was back in Xuhu district (where we live), so on midnight, we observed the most outstanding fireworks I‘ve ever seen – more […]
Continue ReadingChinese New Year–The real deal (part 1)
As I alluded to recently, Chinese New Year has been fast approaching. Last night and at all hours we’ve heard sporadic fireworks, some big, some small. Today CNY kicked off with a bang – it literally feels like we’re in the middle of a war zone – and since dusk our apartment has been surrounded […]
Continue ReadingEgypt: A Commentary
Judging by the recent events in Cairo and Alexandria, we chose a very apt time to visit Egypt in early December last year. Not more than about eight weeks later, the people have begun wide spread protests and the future of the entire country is in doubt. Now, in hindsight, it is possible to see […]
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