Pudong skyline: fifteen years ago this was all agricultural land.
The view from my hotel. At night I'd occasionally see a light on in the tower crane driver's box to the right of the picture. Did he sleep up there?
Shanghainese shoes on the 93rd floor: spot the Chanel.
Down at street level things can be a little more earthy.
My company's head office, complete with suspended meeting room, indoor amphitheatre and raised towers: a far cry from the three-bedroomed apartment 15 of us crammed into in 2002.
Fuzhou Road: you can still spot the occasional blue Mao uniform.
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What's the air quality like? How bad is the traffic during rush hour? Is there a usable public transport infrastructure? How do infrastructure and services compare with the post-industrial western world?
Air quality: sometimes bad, sometimes fine.
Traffic during rush hour: horrendous and getting worse.
Public transport: second to none; extremely cheap, very efficient subway system, expanded from 3 lines to 8 and increasing to 12; cheap, plentiful taxis, cheap, plentiful buses
Infrastructure and services: almost universally better than in the UK; perhaps not as good as certain parts of the US.
Great photos! Sounds like quite an experience...
It's hard for me to think of any part of the US that has decent infrastructure anymore. It's all up and crumbling.
Hmm. I was thinking about my experiences of Boston and New England for the last part. I don't think I've ever been to a place that felt more designed for the comfort of its inhabitants. Although, come to think of it I did spend $100 on a taxi ride to get home once because there were no other options - that would never happen in Shanghai.
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