Shanghai – October 2015
Category: Photos
Chinese space race
China has sent three astronauts into space, so this panel outside a local police station seems appropriate.
Transport
Hotel room view
This is the view from my hotel, on the nineteenth floor. To me, it’s a uniquely Chinese sight.
Brass Camel
For as long as I have been flying into or out of Dubai International (since 2002), this brass camel has been for sale. I think the price has come down somewhat, but there he is. I am always fascinated by the idea that someone would a) want a lifesize brass camel and b) would buy it while in transit through Dubai International Airport.
via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/e4PfzU
Desshera Ramleela
Ramleela performance in Delhi, October 2012. We went to the show in the local community of one of my colleagues from the Asian School of Communication. Although there are massive performances in Delhi, with thousands of attendees and dignitaries, and effigies seventy feet high, each local community also holds a performance, with money raised in the community, and local performers.
Taj Ambassador hotel, Delhi
This is a test.
One hundred and thirty-eight: flotsam and jetsam
On a wild and windy day at Salford Quays
One hundred and thirty-six: ruined landscape
This is what happens when you roast a sticky-glazed prime rib in a cheap roasting tin, and then try to use caustic soda to get rid of the sticky baked on goop. Needless to say, the pan is ruined.
One hundred and thirty-seven: paper dragon
Bought in London at Muji, and now living on top of the television set.