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Monthly Archives: December 2011

view from my table

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Roger

plastic bag

Posted in Chengdu, Photography | Tags: Chengdu, China, expat, expatriate, Food, life in China, Photography, restaurant, Street Views, 成都 | 2 Comments |

Chicago 2011 black-and-white photos

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Roger

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I’ve arranged some of my photos from my 5-day Chicago trip during summer 2011 into a Shockwave flash video.  My Chicago sojourn was part of my fast 3-week trip to the USA, my first return since moving to China in 2006.

You can also view it as a PowerPoint presentation on Slideshare.net.

You can see my travel presentations, including my photos from Tibet, Nepal, and India, on the Travel page.

Posted in Photography | Tags: Architecture, Chicago, expat, expatriate, Photography, Street Views, Travel, USA | Leave a comment |

branches

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Roger

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what remains – 水井街 Shuijing Jie, Chengdu

Posted in Chengdu | Tags: Architecture, Chengdu, China, expat, expatriate, life in China, Old Chengdu, Photography, Shuijingfang, Sichuan, Street Views, traditional, 成都, 水井坊 | Leave a comment |

holidays in Chengdu

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Roger

Ego store – one-eyed holiday creatures

 

It was a rare sunny Saturday afternoon, and an even rarer free day.  I took my camera to the Chunxi Road shopping area for a glimpse of the holiday insanity.  Christmas decorations are everywhere, even though it isn’t a Chinese holiday, but the shopping frenzy is making great inroads into the Chinese urban lifestyle.

After lunch at a local food court, I had a hot chocolate at Starbucks, then went to a pet store to buy a dog coat for my, um, dog.  Some new rawhide bones too.  I bought some food, then went home to spend the rest of the weekend napping and watching movies on DVD.

Merry, merry.

 

Dior tree

 

 

3Lollipops and candied fruit

 

 

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Louis Vuitton display

 

Posted in Chengdu, Photography | Tags: Chengdu, China, expat, expatriate, life in China, Photography, Sichuan, Street Views, 成都 | Leave a comment |

night

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Roger

traffic

First Ring Road, 2011-12-12

Posted in Chengdu, Photography | Tags: Chengdu, China, English, esl, expat, expatriate, life in China, night, Photography, Sichuan, Street Views, traffic, 成都 | Leave a comment |

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