Cars

June 23, 2011 • Leave a Comment

Shanghai is the city where the affluent people live. Here, the expression "nouveau riche" is possibly more applicable than anywhere else. Today, in a short walk around my neighbourhood, I found two wheeled expressions of it. I just couldn't resist...

A Corvette turned tiger

An Aston Martin turned shiny mirror

Thankfully, some beautiful cars are not being messed with. This Audi caught my eye for the right reasons.

A bright Audi TT not tampered with

Rainy season revisited

June 23, 2011 • Leave a Comment

The rainy season may have come to an abrupt end. I probably shouldn't say this too loud, but the heat in the past 3 days has felt like proper summer (which in China means no more rain). As a (hopefully) final goodbye, here's a little dash of color from a car's window from a few days before the sun returned.

Rainy season in Shanghai

Slice of life

June 21, 2011 • Leave a Comment

Sometimes an image is worth so much more than a thousand words... I think this is one of those: old Shanghai's lane life in all its detailed simplicity.

A lane in the former French Concession

Wet pavement

June 20, 2011 • Leave a Comment

After over two weeks of non-stop rain, yesterday was beautifully sunny. But today the rain returned... How much longer is the torture going to last!? Meanwhile, I keep getting wet pavement shots.

Have to get groceries even if it rains

Scooters don't slow down or drive sensibly even in the most inclement weather

Feathery neighbours

June 20, 2011 • Leave a Comment

Chinese people love to keep birds. My own empirical evidence suggests that Shanghai has the highest caged bird:human ratio of all the places I've been to. Bird owners are extremely proud or their feathered pets and love to show them off. If they see me walking with the camera, they'll often call me over and hold the cage up to eye level, with the biggest smile. I can't help feeling bad for the birds... While loved and tended to, they're still in captivity. I'd rather hear them chirping in nearby trees than photograph them inside a cage.

My neighbour's canary

One of many pigeons kept in a lane right across the street

The new kid on the block