(We are behind in the labelling ... photos for now XO)
Sunday November 17
Most of the apartment buildings are in complexes, with gates, guards, parks, stores, schools, restaurants and lots of public art. The art is sometimes a bit neglected but never vandalized. We have posted several pictures of the huge "Sunny City" complex right beside our college. This one is located across the light rail tracks outside the north gate.
Cranes and construction everywhere. This building was stripped to the bricks and is being rebuilt. The sky really was that colour.
This is a rare sight in Changchun. The city used to be full of low brick buildings like these that were torn down to make way for the apartments. Most of the building sites, or abandoned homes are hidden by huge hoardings decorated with advertisements for the luxurious structures to come. We will photograph and post some of those signs. This little house was intriguing.
As was this little stream and bridge. It reminds me of the Sawmill Creek in Ottawa.
One advantage of snow is that you can see where people have been, so I followed footsteps past an apartment building and down into the mixture of abandoned homes and allotment gardens, now asleep.
And across this little bridge. About 20 metres further a man was shovelling snow. I felt a bit shy and retreated. That was silly - there is little sense of private property here. People walk everywhere, and nobody seems concerned.
Sasquatch?
Yeti?
Bigfoot?
No, it's just David, ready for winter. He would be equally at home in Vladivostok, which is not far from here.
And across this little bridge. About 20 metres further a man was shovelling snow. I felt a bit shy and retreated. That was silly - there is little sense of private property here. People walk everywhere, and nobody seems concerned.
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