Scaffolding

This is disassembled Chinese scaffolding...need I say more?

Kettle Corn?

These guys were hanging out in front of the Bank of China this afternoon, popping rice, corn and some sort of chip thing. I don't know how it all works, but he turns the crank over the fire and the pop corn comes out fantastic!

Soup Dumpling

One of life's little pleasures...the soup dumpling (汤包). Somehow, the folks who make these manage to fill the dumplings with soup and pork and then steam them. I used to say that edamame was the perfect hangover food, but I am starting to change my mind. Get this, these are all made in the restaurant and the price? RMB4, which is just over fifty cents in USD, for one steam basket of them!

Stinky Tofu

I dread going to Carrefour (French version of Wal-Mart), not necessarily because it's a French company or the fact that there are hoards of people who constantly shove you out of the way and have no clue how to queue up...it's the exit! It's right next to a stinky tofu place. Imagine sauerkraut to the 10th power. I nearly have to hold back vomit every time I leave. I appears to be popular, though.

Old Film Coffee

While I was walking along Duolun Rd, the gentle rain turned into a torrential down pour so I had to find a place to duck into for a while. The place I found was an old house which had been turned into a restaurant/cafe called "Old Film Coffee." I was so happy to find it as their lunch was great and had Blue Mountain Coffee, which I have no idea what makes it special. The atmosphere there was what you would expect from a privately held coffee shop amongst art galleries. I strolled around and each photo was Katherine Hepburn or Maryln Monroe and this photo was taken from the second floor. Just a really cool place.

Duolun Road

I decided to walk around the other day, even though it was raining off and on. I went back to a place where I had been a few days before, called Duolun (多轮) Rd. It is a group of shops and galleries with a great collection of original pieces. There is an art museum there as well, but their latest exhibition ended on the 24th of August, so I just missed it.

Shanghai skyline at night

This is a scene I have been wanting to share for a while, and thanks to the new camera, I finally can. I am lucky enough to look out my window everyday to see this. The farthest structures are Jin Mao Tower, the World Financial Center and the TV Tower.