Kurt Groetsch @ OldTasty.com

Horse in QingHai, originally uploaded by Roy.
Hey, my friend Dongjia made the Flickr blog again! The first time was back in the early days of the site for this photo, which I really enjoy. I have to say, though, he’s really stepped it up since then: he’s bought several more cameras — a Seagull 4B-1 […]

This time tomorrow I’ll be somewhere over the Pacific Ocean, headed to Shanghai. So much more to tell, but that’s all I’ve got for now. See everyone soon.

At the Humble Administrator’s Garden, Suzhou, 2005, originally uploaded by Oldtasty.
Is it possible that this was only one year ago?

That Does It, I’m Leaving Beijing, originally uploaded by China Chas.
This is the photo I would point to if anyone were to ask why I don’t want to live in Beijing again. And to think, in two years the world’s finest athletes will be running a marathon in this.

Did you know that you can order flowers online for delivery in China? Whether they actually get delivered (much less on time) I won’t know for a couple more days, but they have my order and they have my money. Oh Internet, what would I do without you?

Headed to Shanghai tomorrow, starting with a ungodly-early 4:45 a.m. cab pickup at my apartment (which is why posting this is the last thing I’ll do before going to bed). All told it’ll be a little over 24 hours, door to door, but that’s a small price to pay. I’ve been waiting for this trip […]

Ready Steady A Go-Go: Front, originally uploaded by Oldtasty.
I posted this on my Flickr site a long time ago, but spurred on by one of my classes, I’ve finally gotten around to ripping a song to MP3 format — go here to listen to “Soo Cho Riverside” by Charlie and His Go-Go Boys. Make it […]

My box, originally uploaded by allanli.
Well, I’m not sure if it’s really public domain material, but this guy took some of the images from my collections of Cultural Revolution clip art (this one for sure) at Flickr and created what looks like revolutionary gift box. Score one for fair use.

I’ve spent the last week or so in Suzhou without access to an internet connection, and I haven’t missed it in the least. Because of this, however, I’ve been slow to post even the briefest of updates on my current trip to China. I’m also having a hard time posting photos to Flickr because of […]