THE LAST DITCH

It's nice and cold (though not by Moscow standards!) Good walking weather so I began to explore my new home. If you think Oxford Street at Christmas is crowded, you would not like Shanghai. I began to get claustrophobic at being in such constant physical contact. Or is that just my English reserve? It didn't seem to bother the Chinese. In a European city, every brush and jostle would feel like an attempted pick-pocketing. It seems not to be such a worry here. The sky was overcast and the light poor but I took some shots I quite liked (click to enlarge).

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One response to “An afternoon walk in Shanghai”

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    I’ll bet you don’t miss the snow!
    So did you go in and run your hand over a Maserati wistfully? Maybe the door is locked as jewellery stores are nowadays. Serious customers only.
    I hope you post more photos of your new city.

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Returning to London on retirement in 2011, he was dismayed to discover how much liberty had been lost in the UK while he was away.

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