A typical tiny fruit stand, on a busy city street.
Local people often hang laundry on these racks that extend out from the window. This one just happened to be across from Scott's office in Shanghai.
Papa John's pizza delivery method fits in well with all the other bikes on the road!
We found this street scene, just one block off of Nanjing Road, which is known as the "5th Avenue of Shanghai". Pretty big difference! Nanjing Road is lined with high-end designer shops and fancy malls and office buildings, very modern and "western" looking. Here, one block away, it looks like old China.
On this back street many types of unusual looking foods were being cooked. Here something is being cooked inside half an oyster shell. 
I wasn't sure what these were at first, but I realized after seeing them several times that they were some type of flower bulb that was cooked for food. The dark outer skin peels away to reveal white sections inside, somewhat like the cloves in a bulb of garlic.
4 comments:
Wonderful photos, Lynne. Thanks for this glimpse into Shanghai life!
Hi there!
Was browsing thru the internet & saw your blog.
Last pic - the cart contains mangosteens.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangosteen
you should try it. If it's ripe, it's nice & sweet. but beware of the juice though, it will stain the clothes if not careful.
just-passing-by
Anonymous~ Thank you so much for the info! I am going to check out the wikipedia site right now.
God is truly working in amazing ways in your family from everything you have shared. What a big move---but what an awesome experience that will be! And, how wonderful for Gwen to be able to experience her homeland for a while. What a treasure all around. :)
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