Published by Swiss James on 23 Jan 2008 at 11:59 am
Last of the Harbin
It’s not all frostbite and wondering whether you’ll be able to find the fly of your trousers quickly enough in Harbin. They’ve also got a town that’s full of shops selling fake Russian goods (tip for fake vodka producers: don’t drink the stuff before you try to glue the labels on straight) and a beautiful Russki style church.
Inside the church was a bit odd, there’s no altar, a gift shop at the entrance and for no apparent reason a choir wearing dinner suits (and ski trousers) got up to sing “Santa Lucia” in Chinese [which is something that happened very rarely at my parish church in Doncaster].
Christianity with Chinese characteristics?
Oh wow.. I didn’t know you are a northern lad, James! My home is in Derby - not far from where you were.
Harbin looks nice but faaaaaaaaaar too cold for my liking. Looks like you guys had a good time.
they’re wearing dinner suits because it’s the last supper.