My old friend Sue came over from Suzhou to see me and in planning our day we had to make sure we were outdoors for the least amount of time. For shoe shopping we decided therefore to go to Fashion Lady which is a huge underground cavern full of small shops.
It’s dark and like being in a loud nightclub with every shop playing different music trying to attract passers-by. The low ceilings make it a bit claustrophobic but there were plenty of shoe shops and we managed to escape the heat for an hour or so.
We headed to the masssage place after that and treated ourselves to some pampering. The price we paid for this was a 5 minute walk out of the metro – Sue with her umbrella and me with my bush hat.
The rest of the time we spent either in bars or at home escaping the heat. Roll on the autumn!