late customers and nightbirds

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late night wandering through nanjing. having experienced all the noise during the day, it's astonishing that street life pretty much closes down at 8 pm. only in the biggest shopping malls you might find open shops now, and it's better to find a place in a restaurant soon.

not only the people have transferred a lot of activities to the street, also the pets sometimes live out in the open. carefully taking a picture of those birds in cages, to my utter shock the dog started to bark at me. i should keep the not-on-the-viewfinder eye open...

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shao mai shop, nanjing

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back home again, there is still a stack of photos from china i would like to share with you. these are from nanjing again, showing a food stall selling shao mai, the typical chinese dumplings. when you are not too picky about the settings, those small shops can offer excellent food and

a pleasure for the eyes as well. having learned only two words of mandarin in the last week, i was still able to by my food and/or ask for permission to take pictures. wandering in the streets was an experience i wouldn't have wanted to miss. of course the card of the hotel was like an insurance for getting back by taxi as a fallback, but even bus drivers speaking as much english as i do speak chinese were very supportive and helped me find my way.

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