Because I was involved in a ridiculous amount of work in the last week, I have not had a chance to take a picture or even write a word except for lesson plans and comments on my students’ work. I am itching to “get out there” and see what my Nikon can find.
In the meantime, I hope you enjoy these shots of homes that I took last summer in Shanghai. I was surprised that everywhere I traveled in China, I saw laundry hanging from balconies, doorways, and window ledges. Here in the US, we keep our laundry behind closed doors or hanging on lines in the back yard, away from the eyes of strangers. Different cultures.
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Some small businesses away from the major business district
On a street away from the major business district
An apartment above a shop
Apartment building near a huge camera store
A few minutes before, I had seen these boys playing in a small fish pond inside of a peaceful meditation garden. Can you see the laundry hanging from the balconies?
Looking through the window of my hotel room in Shanghai
A tighter view of the rooftops from my hotel room reveals the ubiquitous laundry.
A side street off the Nanjing Lu
I liked this blue shirt that seems to be waiting for its person.
No laundry hanging from this apartment building protected by a heavy iron fence
Near the major business areas
I frequently walked this street in the French Concession.
Beyond the gate are homes.
There are many courtyards such as this on the streets I walked every day.
Beautiful home
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Thanks for sharing, Mona. It’s always interesting to see pictures from other places in the world.
You are welcome, Inga. I also like seeing pics from other places.
Thank you as well. I love visiting different places through the eyes of my blogger friends. Your photos show the life of a people rather than the tourist spots.
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I had not thought of it until now. I did take photos of the tourist spots, but those are not the ones I look at over & over. My favorites are shots like these and shots of people. I had not realized that I was trying to capture a sense of their lives.
I also enjoyed this chance to observe a slice from another culture, and especially enjoyed the shots taken from street level, as you were walking in the area and exploring the world around you.
Thanks.
That’s a really cool area 🙂
Oh it was a fabulous trip!
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Oh WOW! Thank you! I will get on this tomorrow or Saturday. I truly appreciate this.
I loved walking around the French connection! Thanks for sharing these wonderful images!
In a sense these are photos of home – at least where I am calling home now. Sometimes I will dry my laundry on the balcony outside, but I don’t “hang” clothes from all surfaces, tree branches, park railings. And I don’t air my bedding on lawn chairs either. 🙂
When I lived in Spain the laundry hung down the middle of the apartment blocks – it was the first time that my laundry was “dried in public.”
I spent 5 1/2 weeks there last summer and am returning again this summer. When I posted this pictures, I started longing to be there.