Surviving on the Road

I wandered around the Xintiandi and People's Park area of Shanghai today. The weather was not bad - no rain and below 90F. I tried relaxing at the Coffee Bean in Xiantiandi but the clatter and chatter were too much, I couldn't think or relax in that noisy place. I took bus 925 home. The walk from the bus stop to our home is a bit dangerous these days. As the city builds a subway under the street they have forced vehicles, bikes, motorbikes and pedestrians to all squeeze into a narrow area between two walls. There is no sidewalk and the buses and cars veer into the bike and pedestrian lanes in their effort to pass each other. It's a harrowing half-mile.