Spain in China

Hey!

No novel this time, just some pics: of Charlotte (not her Chinese name, no..) eating soup.

We went to have lunch, and this is what you get: a great pan of boiling soup, into which the waitress throws everything you have ordered (noodles, eggs, vegetables, fish balls, mushroom balls, etc). Then you put some of the soup in your bowl and: bon appetit! Charlotte, btw, is a very nice and funny girl who studies at the Tianjin Foreign Studies University. She took Michael and me shopping in bin jiang dao, the shopping street in the city. We also visited a new, private-owned museum called China House, in which we saw mainly old traditional Chinese artefacts (furniture, shrines, etc). The tour guides (all students) were delighted to speak English and told us many interesting things about the collection.

When we arrived there, I thought just for a moment that I was in Barcelona. The museum is a 100-year-old French House which has been redecorated by a Chinese architect. Somehow, I think that this architect is a big Gaudi-fan. The result is this: Gaudi-made-in-China, old vases included. Take a look and laugh:

I tried to put some other pics on here, but it doesn't seem to work very well today. So, until next time... Thanks for your e-mails, it is lovely to read how all of you are doing. It may take a couple of days before I reply sometimes as I want to write proper answers to your messages, and I have a lot more emailing to do than ever before.

big hug,

zaijian!