Around Jiading

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It's been a while, hasn't it? Here is a short photo blog of life in Jiading (where I stayed this summer) - enjoy!

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Photos

Good Morning
This is the view I woke up to every morning

Canals
Jiading has a series of canals winding through the city

Does Doug like seaweed?
Yes, in China there is such a thing as seaweed pringles

waiting in line
Breakfast! Every morning before class we would roam around the street vendor stalls looking for a tasty way to break our fast. The best vendors always had the longest lines.

The "Chinese Crepe"
This stand became a group favorite. First a thin layer of batter is spread on a hot oiled pan.

add the egg
An egg is broken directly on it and also spread around.

next come the veggies
The veggies usually came in some form of cilantro and green onions.

fold it
Eventually the "crepe" is folded in half and a salty or spicy (to your individual taste) paste is smeared on top.

add the crunch
Next the whole thing is wrapped around a crunchy fried dough "cracker" (see the left foreground in the previous picture).

break it
It is split in two ...

bag it
... and placed in a bag for your dining pleasure. All of this for less than $0.50!

Me and a friendly traffic guard
Traffic guards are quite common in China - although they have a wide range of temperaments.

The ever important task of deciding what to eat
Thank you Robbie and Peter for always making good choices!

Thunderstorm!
We got to see a few pretty spectacular thunderstorms in Shanghai - and got caught out in one in particular. It was always nice to watch them from my hotel window though.

Park
An almost empty garden that Alex D and I visited one morning.

red lantern
In the oldtown neighborhood