Fabric Market

Posted by Alexis on May 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Okay, I know a while ago I promised I would post pictures of the stuff I got made to measure at the fabric market. I already had this picture of the denim skirt (as seen in the wedding post, with the lovely Natalie). It was my most expensive fabric market purchase at 150RMB (about £15). … Continue reading →

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Cow baby etc.

Posted by Alexis on May 16, 2011 · 1 Comment 

Yesterday I walked round Jing’An for a long time. It was hot. I didn’t speak to anyone I knew until the evening. On the way home I saw a bouquet of teddies, a baby doll in a cow outfit and a miniature city. I failed to take photos of any of the above, so I … Continue reading →

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Barbarossa

Posted by Alexis on May 8, 2011 · 2 Comments 

We went to the opening of the new terrace at Barbarossa on Friday night, where there was free flow wine, beer and spirits for 90 mins… I could probably never afford to go there normally as drinks are insanely expensive. It’s a Moroccan-style lounge bar inside People’s Park, with pretty amazing views of the city. … Continue reading →

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Blossom Festival

Posted by Alexis on May 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

I went to Nanjing International Music Festival (AKA Blossom Festival) on Sunday. On the way to the venue we came across a place called Little Taiwan, where there were delicious noodles and smoothies as well as a very fun-looking bouncy castle and some incongruous snowmen. It took quite a while to find Riverside Park, where the festival was being … Continue reading →

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Wedding

Posted by Alexis on May 3, 2011 · 1 Comment 

I didn’t actually watch the Royal Wedding, but I did go to a British ‘boaters and blazers’ themed picnic the next day to celebrate it (at Shanghai Sculpture Park). We ate strawberries and cucumber sandwiches and drank Pimms. There were in fact two weddings taking place in the park at the time, which meant we … Continue reading →

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