And finally

After a successful rollout on Thursday (although not without its complications, a slight delay and late finish), some of our Ningbo colleagues joined Chris and I on a night out. This involved a Thai meal at InCity and then a visit to the centre of Ningbo and the bar area called Laowaitan. The crew below (from left to right) are Harry, Michael, Sherry, Jacky and Baker.

Apparently, Thai food is expensive in China but as the meal (for 7) came to only 420RMB (the equivalent of roughly £42.00), Chris and I did the decent thing and paid the bill.

We visited the bar area in Ningbo and I hadn’t appreciated before that it’s located next to the river that flows through the city. Actually, it’s the confluence of two rivers and is very attractive, especially at night with so many buildings lit up. The following is a great example and it was quite mesmerising – I spent some time just watching it change from one colour to another. However, my colleagues and the beer were calling and so I had to drag myself away

As with KL, beer can be expensive but Harry knew where to get an Asahi at two thirds of the price (at 25RMB of £2.50) in the trendy bars, most of which were banging out live tunes.

We played pool, drank some beer and raised a glass to Supportworks (no, really!). And Harry and I (with me in ‘defence’) were destroyed 10-0 at table football by some apparent (Western) locals. As last year, it was a good end to an intensive but enjoyable visit.

I've added a few more pics of the campus, including some from Thursday when selection exams were being held for about 1400 prospective students.