It might only be spring but we are certainly getting some HOT weather.....averaging 35 each day...so heavens knows what summer will be like! The heat seems to have bought everyone out of hibernation so all the parks are now full of people...suddenly I've realised that I am living in a big city and some days it seems like all 7 million are on the streets at one time! Some of the sights you see on the streets are amazingly funny and/or gross but worst of all is we...

Well I guess I'd better start this blog blowing my own trumpet and introduce myself given the ceremony I attended today..... I am hereby known as Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing, Nanjing Medical University. Woo Hoo...guessing they are really happy with my work!! Luckily I too am happy working here and being conferred the title of Adjunct Professor is a great honour and I feel truly blessed. The faculty members were all so welcoming and happy for me...I was...

Monday I headed back down to Fuzimiao to finish looking at some of the sights.....completely forgetting it was a public holiday and of course everyone was out and about!! Never mind I got my fill of more Chinese history and culture which I will share with you. First stop was the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom History Museum. Don't know about you but I definitely didn't learn about this one at school.....A little-known historical event in the West (1843-68), the Taipin...

Rather proud of myself this week.....managed to work out the correct bus to catch to get to both Fuzimiao in one direction and Hunan Lu in another direction.....and did not get lost once!!! Had heard so much about Hunan Lu - or as it is known to many - Food Street - I thought it was time I went and had a look to see what all the fuss is about. Well......I was just a tad disappointed. The area may liven up at night time but during the day it all looks rather tack...

Nothing earth shattering has happened this week. I've managed to get around without getting lost - well took a slight detour the wrong way - but no epic journeys way out to distant suburbs!! Seeing more of the city with visits to the Jiangsu Cultural Centre and the Drum Tower which is considered to be the symbolic center of a city. There is a beautiful park and garden surrounding the tower. This is where I took a slight detour as it's on a roundabout with 9 exit...