We know there’s a war between the shared bicycle schemes in Shanghai. I have counted 8 companies but apparently there are many more. The pavements and roads have become choked with (predominantly) the yellow Ofo and the original orange Mobike. However, recently I have noticed that people have been going around damaging them, removing wheels,… Read More »
I have come to the attention of the police! I was cycling, as I always do, along Fuxing Lu towards Jaishan Lu when I was pulled over at the junction with Sha’anxi Nan Lu. The policeman pointed at the ‘No cycling’ sign and I apologised and got off my bike and started pushing it on… Read More »
There was a shop at the corner of Fuxing Lu and ShaanXi Nan Lu called LEACLUB which I watched going through what looked like an expensive shop-fit last year. It seemed to take forever and when it was completed I went in for a look and was very impressed with the range of expensive leather… Read More »
There was a large gathering on the junction of Fuxing Lu and Jiashan Lu and strong police presence. Some men were shouting and a woman was screaming as the police were loading large wooden structures on the back of a truck. I went closer and saw passers-by with their phones out videoing the scene. As… Read More »
I wrote a while ago about how boring Japan was and that I missed China when I was there. Every day in China, there’s some madness which makes you smile (and sometimes curse). You never know what you will see when you step out of your house. If you head into the parks, of course… Read More »