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ndani kyema, My Story - Ray Moore 59
she would get me a clean pair of shorts. I think I was handled very delicately in an
embarrassing situation.
These pictures of the Bund and Nanjing Road show the British influence on the architecture. The top two
pictures show Shanghai's famous waterfront embankment, the Bund, with its historic British colonial
architecture, much of it preserved today.
The bottom two are of the main shopping street Nanking (Nanjing) Road in the 1940's (bottom right) and
today (bottom left)
One day the teachers gave each us a small sum of money and organized an
excursion down Nanking (Nanjing) Road, the main shopping center. I was twelve
and this was the first time that I had handled money for myself. The choices that
confronted me in the glorious paradise of shops made any decision almost
impossible, but I opted for a fountain pen which I treasured for a long time.
Another pleasant experience came about when I was invited by my great-uncle
George Findlay Andrew and his partner Sophie, to spend a weekend with them. They
owned a very comfortable apartment in a block of apartments overlooking a park.
The apartment boasted a bath, and the couple offered me the use of it, which I
accepted with alacrity. After running the bath for a short while, I asked how much
water I could use. Sophie assured me I could use as much as I liked. So the bath
was filled to its capacity and I enjoyed a long, indulgent, but rare soak.
I liked Shanghai, as the large city provided an acceptable contrast to the beach town
of Chefoo.
she would get me a clean pair of shorts. I think I was handled very delicately in an
embarrassing situation.
These pictures of the Bund and Nanjing Road show the British influence on the architecture. The top two
pictures show Shanghai's famous waterfront embankment, the Bund, with its historic British colonial
architecture, much of it preserved today.
The bottom two are of the main shopping street Nanking (Nanjing) Road in the 1940's (bottom right) and
today (bottom left)
One day the teachers gave each us a small sum of money and organized an
excursion down Nanking (Nanjing) Road, the main shopping center. I was twelve
and this was the first time that I had handled money for myself. The choices that
confronted me in the glorious paradise of shops made any decision almost
impossible, but I opted for a fountain pen which I treasured for a long time.
Another pleasant experience came about when I was invited by my great-uncle
George Findlay Andrew and his partner Sophie, to spend a weekend with them. They
owned a very comfortable apartment in a block of apartments overlooking a park.
The apartment boasted a bath, and the couple offered me the use of it, which I
accepted with alacrity. After running the bath for a short while, I asked how much
water I could use. Sophie assured me I could use as much as I liked. So the bath
was filled to its capacity and I enjoyed a long, indulgent, but rare soak.
I liked Shanghai, as the large city provided an acceptable contrast to the beach town
of Chefoo.
