Beijing Pearl Market, June 2008
Feeling like fish out of water, wandering past dodgy Rolexes & failing to get jade. Working on my strategies to deflect sales pitches from stall-holders.
Seals carved while you wait.
This'll be easy!
[Stallholder] "Sir, carve your name in 5 minutes"
[Me] "No thanks"
[Stallholder] "We have all names in this book"
[Me]"Not mine, pal"
[Local colleague]"Look, look. Here it is! There - Bracegirdle in Chinese characters!"
And it wasn't that big a book!
