Monday, 17 November 2008

Capturing a thousand words... and a few more

I've tried to write a post about my trip to Shanghai a dozen times, yet i'm still stuck. What else can i say about it that i've not already told those who've asked me? It was my cousin's wedding/family holiday. We ate a LOT! The weather was foggy, hazy, rainy, gloomy, windy and finally... wonderful on the last day. :P The experience i had would be better told in person than on paper.... or in this case, online.

But, like all my other trips to various countries, there will always be 1 photo which captures the moment, stirs the emotion and creates the best memory (for me) of the place. This is my favourite shot, taken at the chrysanthemum field on the way to Zhejiang.
Now, before anyone says this is not 'chinese' enough (which i suspect some of you will), here's some, taken at WuZhen and West Lake, HangZhou.
And NO.... Shanghai is not all wooden houses & plantations. It's a very well developed and modern city. Just that i didn't get a chance to explore (or shop) much due to the rain. In fact, was very disappointed i didn't get to sit out at one of the cafes/bars in Xin Tian Di - reputed to be a very hip & happening place to hang out. So all i got was this pix ( and even so, while standing in the rain. Sigh!)
Right... i'm gonna stop here before i get emo for not being able to get better photos. If you think i've not said enough, well a picture paints a thousand words... and i have more than 1. ;P

2 comments:

J.H said...

wow, when you said, rainy, gloomy, dull, foggy, that's sounded a lot like UK! But despite of the weather, I love your picture, especially the first one, I think the gloominess create perfect "lonely and quiet" ambience!
But I am glad you ate a lot (which probably mean you like the food).

dRaGoNfLy WiNgS said...

Thanks!

Yeah, the food were all very good though a tad too oily & salty at times.

Still, was a good experience.