Approaching the end

Trip Start Jul 06, 2008
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Trip End Aug 25, 2008


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Friday, August 22, 2008

I was walking home the other day from the metro station and I saw this guy waiting for a bus. He was standing next to a huge pile of rope. This was his rope. He also had a bucket and a squeegee. The rope had a little wooden seat attached to it. This was about the size of a typical swing set seat. I realized this guy was a window washer. I took some pictures after seeing him of the guys cleaning windows. I wish so much that I had thought to take his picture. I could not believe that these guys bring their own ropes and cleaning supplies. Where are they getting these ropes? Garbage dumps? Are they making them? I get so nervous now whenever I see them up there suspended by their own little ropes that they transport from home and back each day on a friggin bus!

I went to see the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Centre a few days ago. It was pretty amazing. They have scale models of what the future city of Shanghai will look like and proposed models of the city plan for the 2010 World Expo
Window Cleaners
Window Cleaners
. It was very cool to see. On the top floor the have a scale model of the entire city of Shanghai. It is about the size of a small gymnasium. It took my breath away when I first walked into the room.

Yesterday I took a walk through this park by us called Century Park. It was very beautiful and there is a big lake inside. It was so nice to see a lake!  I tried to sit down to look at it for a few minutes but it was so hot yesterday that when I sat down the bench burnt my butt! So, I just kept walking.

Ryan and I are about to spend our final weekend here. I leave Monday and he is staying a bit longer to do some extra work. I am looking so forward to getting home and getting back to the cooler weather.

Hugs!
Michele
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