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mcnewman > Near Shanghai, random garden in the area near the university. The plants were almost all the same as our ornamentals here in Georgia. The yellow blooming tree to the right is a Golden Rain-tree.

mcnewman > In Shanghai, the smaller apartments are being replaced with these high-rise residential towers. This was going on everywhere we went.

mcnewman > Cabs were tricky due to the bike lanes, mediums, pedestrian barriers, and language barriers. At one point, we were told by a passer-by "You can't catch a cab here. This is a road!" Evidently bus-stops were the place to catch a cab.

mcnewman > The Shanghai Circus World station with Lisa and Ed (Bro-in-Law). The subway system was great, if a little intimidating. You don't want to give up ground near the door if you want to get off. Also, the trains went on as far as you could see from the inside. Amazing.

mcnewman > Pretty sure this was a the urban planning building. I liked the punch of color and sense of scale you get from the small snack stand in the middle-ground of this shot. It was very foggy the entire time we were in Shanghai. Made for some more tolerable temps, though.

mcnewman > Xiǎo Xiǎo was our student guide in Shanghai. He took us to a great Chinese restaurant on the Bund, assisted us with ordering, and even gave us some pointers on how to eat the table full of food.

mcnewman > That swooping shape similar to an inverted bow-strung bridge is the roof of the opera building in Shanghai. This building formed one of the sides of the People's Square.

mcnewman > Same shot as before, but with the enormous tower in the background. Don't remember which monument to capitalism it was, though.

mcnewman > Rocks, grass, and funky mushroom shaped lighting. You cannot go on the grass in the city. It is for looking, not lounging. That misses the whole point of grass in the city.

mcnewman > The fountain in People's Square was popular in spite of the rain. The colorful, concentric rings formed by the terraced steps had more punch than this picture conveys.

mcnewman > Our first bottled water purchase in China. You don't realize just how great potable water is until it isn't coming from your tap.

mcnewman > Busy with tourists, Nanjing Road is a gauntlet of people carrying laminated cards with pictures of watches on them...They won't leave you alone until you tell them no in Chinese. Ignore them and they follow...like gnats.

mcnewman > Side-street from Nanjing Road. I'm still wondering what the guy to the far right is doing. We were the minority even among tourists.

mcnewman > I wish I had my tripod in China. It is difficult to convey the extreme movement all around you all the time. Even my group was often zipping off without me. Note the motion blur left of center...that is my wife, Lisa.

Near Shanghai, random garden in the area near the university. The plants were almost all the same as our ornamentals here in Georgia. The yellow blooming tree to the right is a Golden Rain-tree.

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