Published by Swiss James on 30 Jan 2008
Snowbund
The snow is getting beyond a joke recently in the city of lights and spit. I was eating at a restaurant on the Bund Monday night and they’d built (real) snowmen on their terrace. It all looked very pretty from inside the restaurant, so after finishing the meal (and a couple of beers) I went out to take a few photos.
A shiny new penny for anyone who can spot the Pearl Tower in the background
Disaster. My shoes were that posh type with a flat leather sole- difficult to walk in at first, but once they’d been coated in a layer of ice it was unbelievable- like a hilarious scene from “Home Alone” (or, to a far lesser extent “Home Alone 3“). Flat on my back, flailing like a turtle, a passing Japanese guy tried to rescue me- and he ended up going A over T too.
Then of course when you get outside, you can’t get a cab, because apparently Shanghai taxis dissolve in the snow.
At least you could see the Aurora building through the fog
Humph. Anyway enjoy the photos, they nearly killed me.