Tuesday, June 7, 2005

Ningbo Not many postings in the last days, a light food poisening (a French restaurant[base ']s weekend brunch buffet was probably the culprit) plus some work-related activities kept me from writing much. Just got back from a one-day trip to Ningbo. It was actually the first time I went there, although it[base ']s close to Shanghai (30 minute flight). On the way to the airport I was checking my RSS reader (and some sites that did still do not have RSS installed), when I saw (fellow Dutchman in China) Jeroen Berghuis posting about his trip to Ningbo last weekend (posting from 06/06, no possibility to link directly to it). Also for him it was the first time to go there. He did not enjoy it too much it seems. And me? I don[base ']t really know, I visited a factory outside the city and then had a lunch in the NanYuan hotel (free wifi in lobby), followed by a whole afternoon of meetings in a hotel suite. So I did not see much of the city, except for the view from the suite. The view from the plane while approaching Ningbo was beautiful though, green mountains with rice fields and deep valleys with small villages in it. Therefore I hope to get back there soon, and spend a bit more time exploring the city and its surroundings 11:20:46 PM    comment []