Archive for June, 2005

Kong is King

The first trailer for director Peter Jackson’s dramatic adventure King Kong is now online and I must say it does look very cool indeed.
King Kong stars Naomi Watts as Ann Darrow, an actress from the world of vaudeville who finds herself out of a job in Depression-era New York. Her luck changes when she meets [...]

Wordpress-ure

There have been some complaints (especially from one person in particular) concerning the lack of recent posts on my blog. My argument of course is that this blogging lark is about quality not quantity!

Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice

Originally uploaded by Salted Lolly.

Howling?

Trans 2005 Concert in Chao Yang Park

This weekend Beijing was host to the Trans 2005 concert put on as part of the L’Annee France en Chine. From 3pm till 10-30pm on Saturday and Sunday, a selection of French bands and DJs performed on a specially erected stage in the middle of Chao Yang Park in the east of the city.

Hidden Assets in Beijing

Last week Erica flew into town after a 3 1/2 year absense.

Click the image above to view the Pics.

Lightning Strikes Beijing

Lightning Strikes Beijing

Originally uploaded by Salted Lolly.

Taken from my balcony in Zuo Jia Zhuang looking towards Dong Zhi Men

Belgian Marc opens a Belgian Bar

Belgian Marc opens a Belgian Bar

Originally uploaded by Salted Lolly.

Ivan, Andre and Siska at the opening og Marc’s new bar on South Bar Street…

Vespa Clonage

Vespa Clonage

Originally uploaded by Salted Lolly.

You have to love China manufacturing – have had the scooter for less than 24hrs and already I am back for repairs. Somehow the indicators and horn have broken in that time. Other than that though, i have been enjoying [...]

Scooter Man!

Scooter Man!

Originally uploaded by Salted Lolly.

After 4 years of living in Bejing, I have finally upgraded to my own transport! It’s quite a beast…!

New Developments

Well, after reaching a level of stagnancy that would convince anyone who knows me to have accepted that this was another passing fad, things are finally beginning to move forwards with my personal blog…
First up, I have purchased a very sexy new toy, namely the Canon 350D Digital SLR. This is a serious piece of [...]


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Salted Lolly is the blog of Olly Stedall, a Brit living and working in Beijing, China. Why Salted Lolly you ask? Well it's an anagram of Olly Stedall, which may not be a great name but hopefully it's better than the alternative - Versatile Doll (!) - an anagram of Oliver Stedall.

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