Monthly Archives: March 2016

Work has been nigh-apocalyptic these last two weeks.  It put me in mind of what Rudyard Kipling wrote… If you can keep your head when all about you     Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can … Continue reading →

Achievement unlocked!  This was my very last terminus adventure of all existing Metro lines (until more are opened in 2017, I believe.)   There was a certain unintentional but beautiful symmetry to ending on the southern terminus of Line 13 since … Continue reading →

I don’t particularly have an eye for good graphic design, but I did enjoy this graphic celebrating 2016 as the Year of the Monkey.

Visited the eastern terminus of the new Line 12.  Found construction sites rising into the mist. And busy industrial intersections.Previous terminus adventures can be found here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.

I found the trip to the northeastern terminus of Line 6 to be particularly poignant.  Until the planned extension connects under the Huangpi River with the Line 8, Line 6 ends in the North Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone.  A few … Continue reading →

I discovered that the easter terminus of Line 9 was just some random spot in Pudong with the skyline lost in haze in the distance. Previous terminus adventures can be found here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.

Began “mopping up” the last of my Metro Terminus adventures.  Took Line 7 to its eastern terminus and discovered the Shanghai Himalaya Museum (which I’d never heard of and want to go back and check out sometime.) Previous terminus adventures … Continue reading →