Monthly Archives: February 2017

Scotland

Posted on February 12, 2017 by d4vid

In my continued poor planning, I hadn’t eaten all day, so I stopped into a “British pub” across the street from the cathedral.  This was listed on the menu as “Sandwich of Scotland.”

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Zither

Posted on February 12, 2017 by d4vid

The Chinese word for “kite” is 风筝 (fēngzhēng meaning “wind zither.”) Yichang is famous for kites being flown over the Yangtze.The sky was clear and the wind was blowing, steady but gently.

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Rest

Posted on February 12, 2017 by d4vid

I had flown to Hubei Province to take a cruise up the Yangtze River through the Three Gorges all the way to Chongqing.  But I had six hours to kill in Yichang before I could board the ship.  Six hours. … Continue reading →

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View

Posted on February 10, 2017 by d4vid

One last look out my office on the 12th floor of the Greenland Center.  To the left, you can see the twin Greenland tower.  At the bottom, you can see the Lotus supermarket.  And at the horizon you can see the Huangpu … Continue reading →

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Design II

Posted on February 10, 2017 by d4vid

The terminal station of Line 11 has a beautiful mix of Disney characters, Shanghai landmarks, and a backdrop (across the tracks) of a violet-hued skyline.

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Lego II

Posted on February 10, 2017 by d4vid

The biggest Lego store in the world!  Two stories!   Awesome set for Shanghai’s castle.Hadn’t seen this before.  If you hold a box of a Lego set up to this camera, it projects a 3D model of the built set on … Continue reading →

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Disneytown

Posted on February 10, 2017 by d4vid

Much like Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure has a Downtown Disney outside the park, Shanghai Disneyland has a Disneytown.  It’s a mix of the usual Western brands & chains (Starbucks, Lego, Cheesecake Factory, Build-A-Bear, etc.) and the usual Eastern brands & chains … Continue reading →

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Terminus XXII

Posted on February 10, 2017 by d4vid

I finally got a picture of the end of Line 11 at the Disney Resort (superseding the previous Line 11 terminus here.)  This officially completes my tour of all Shanghai Metro Termini to date! All previous terminus adventures can be found here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, … Continue reading →

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Red

Posted on February 9, 2017 by d4vid

红色文化.  “Red culture.”

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Thwarted III

Posted on February 9, 2017 by d4vid

The kung fu supply store is still closed?  Goddamn it!

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Nature

Posted on February 9, 2017 by d4vid

I finally got around to visiting the Shanghai Natural History Museum that opened last year.  It has an interesting corkscrew design, half of it underground and with a central atrium.The roof is covered with a lawn which both reduces the … Continue reading →

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Abomination

Posted on February 9, 2017 by d4vid

 Kill it!  Kill it with fire!

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Default

Posted on February 8, 2017 by d4vid

When I lived at my old place in Xintiandi, there was this Pizza Hut that kept threatening to open for months and months but didn’t before I moved.  Now that I’ve moved out of my Jing’an apartment and living out … Continue reading →

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Thwarted II

Posted on February 6, 2017 by d4vid

I hate having my errand thwarted. I arrived at the garment market only to find that it was still closed for Chinese New Year.  Oh, well, I’ll go buy shoes instead. I arrived at the New Balance store to be told … Continue reading →

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Bourgeois IV

Posted on February 1, 2017 by d4vid

Over the last two years, I’ve spent many, many hours in this airport lounge in Xi’an.  Good times, good times.

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