December is the time for my annual travel. 2008 I chose Shanghai, Suzhou, Putuo Mountain, Ningbo and Hangzhou.
Being used to the ease of small city, I not sigh for Shanghai, the biggest city of China. After getting out the airport at 12:10, Lussie and I took about 30 minutes to find a public bus to the downtown of the city. One hour later, we got the street where we thought our hotel located on. Then, we continued by walking. Another one hour later, we still on the road. After many difficulties and postponements, we finally got to the hotel. It was 16:30 then. In the following two days, two cold and rainy days, we spend most times on finding road. So, from the very starting, we missed home very much.
The comforting thing is that we fond some things we never heard of before. The most important one is Tianzifang Stone Gate. Tian Zi Fang is a small lane in Tai Kang Road. You probably miss it looks like any other shanghai style's lane from outside. Actually, walking into lane, you will find a lot of small galleries, artist workshops, grotesque coffee bars and small restaurants.It’s now the second chic place after Xin Tian Di in Shanghai, though the area is pretty small. Pub, café shop, craft shop or painter's workshop has occupied this place together with local residents. When you're wandering in the Tian zi fang, you can see local residents wearing pajamas chatting with neighbors and some foreigners drinking the afternoon tea on the other side of lane. It is really a place combining with strong smack of daily life and artistic temperament.
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