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Rural Shanghai on Metro Line 16 1/32
As far as we went we heard the word, 'laowai" (foreigners) whispered from houses and passers by. Many came out to see what we were doing there as they simply could not comprehend why we'd enjoy visiting a quiet place like their own. Many took photos, such as this father who was proud to have a photo of his son and daughter with two laowai and then ...
Yesterday we took the recently fully opened Metro Line 16 for the first time and discovered a beautiful part of this vast, vast city that is still very much left as Pudong used to be pre-1995.
The silence was deafening (even heard my own footsteps again), the air clean even on a cloudy day, the produce fresh, the people warm and welcoming - even heard cocks crowing, sheep bleating and donkeys braying. A mere 30 minutes from us by subway. We will return.
Rural Shanghai on Metro Line 16 1/32
As far as we went we heard the word, 'laowai" (foreigners) whispered from houses and passers by. Many came out to see what we were doing there as they simply could not comprehend why we'd enjoy visiting a quiet place like their own. Many took photos, such as this father who was proud to have a photo of his son and daughter with two laowai and then ...
Yesterday we took the recently fully opened Metro Line 16 for the first time and discovered a beautiful part of this vast, vast city that is still very much left as Pudong used to be pre-1995.
The silence was deafening (even heard my own footsteps again), the air clean even on a cloudy day, the produce fresh, the people warm and welcoming - even heard cocks crowing, sheep bleating and donkeys braying. A mere 30 minutes from us by subway. We will return.