http://www.shanghaidailyphotos.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 08 May 2008 15:21:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en .....The Shanghai Exhibition Hall ,a Russian relic, seen through a frame and at the same time framed. http://www.shanghaidailyphotos.com/shanghai-buildings/shanghai-exhibition-hall-framed/ ....He was riding in front of me and I wanted to get a shot up-close but then the tricycle turned into the small alley. http://www.shanghaidailyphotos.com/shanghai-bikes/tricycle-laundry/ Heritage is getting more attention than before. These signs tell you a bit more about the building, the age and the style. http://www.shanghaidailyphotos.com/shanghai-buildings/shanghai-heritage-architecture/ ....On Xikang Lu the exterior shop signs have been standardized, mostly size-wise. It looks kind of nice. http://www.shanghaidailyphotos.com/shanghai-advertising/exterior-shop-signs-getting-standardized/ Yesterday spend some time on the terrace. This time of year the weather is the best, spring weather. Soon it will be hot. http://www.shanghaidailyphotos.com/shanghai-cafe/element-fresh-dots/ .....Not the sharpest picture, I know. The man on the roof seems to be living in one of the small sheds on the left. http://www.shanghaidailyphotos.com/people-in-shanghai/living-on-the-roof/ Looking up I realized the immenseness of the buildings in Shanghai. http://www.shanghaidailyphotos.com/shanghai-buildings/looking-up-to/ .....Much has changed since I went the last time to Moganshan Lu 50, a nice art quarter (many galleries)in Shanghai. They even have a cafe with terrace now. http://www.shanghaidailyphotos.com/shanghai-art/moganshan-lu-50-terrace/ ..While having lunch in Paul's, one of the better bakeries in Shanghai, I realized almost all guests were expats enjoying the sun, their coffee and their baguette. A moment to feel a bit at home again. http://www.shanghaidailyphotos.com/shanghai-life/shanghai-expats-on-terrace/ .....Each street has plenty of hair dressers. And they most of them dry the wet towels outside, just like the laundry. http://www.shanghaidailyphotos.com/shanghai-laundry/hair-dresser-towels/