Working on the website now. Blog coming up on this page so why not start with a blog entry? I’m also working on a neat gallery and an e-mail form for the contact page. I’ve chosen a vertical layout of the website. Normally I wouldn’t do that because it leaves little space for a gallery (which will probably the most important part of my website), but I’m working on a system that will place the gallery “on top” of my site anyway. I like the layout a lot because I think it’s uncommon and trendy, but most of all, it works on every screen, regardless the size. That’s the neat thing about my gallery as well, it automatically adjusts to the dimensions of your screen, until the file size is reached.
Set an alarm to 05:00, take a taxi to the train station, get onto the train, switch in Hangzhou, and get off in Tonglu (桐庐), take another taxi — to arrive 4 hours and 330 kilometers away from home. For a hike. Maybe it’s crazy, but the alternative is to stay home. You’ll have plenty […]
We’re in Qibao (七宝古镇) — an old water town swallowed by the city of Shanghai, now turned into a tourist attraction. In the center stands a moon bridge, surrounded by heavily renovated buildings that now house shops selling fridge magnets or bites such as tangyuan, scallion pancakes, red bean cake, and parts of pork or […]
If you squint your eyes, you can still see a busy little street here. The shops on Wangxin Road (王新街店铺) near Gaoqiao (高桥) in Pudong, were built in the late Qing Dynasty but now face an uncertain future. They’re not labeled for demolition (the character 拆 isn’t shown), but there are many tags of landlords […]
I saw this message from Curt about how difficult it is to love Shanghai, and there’s some truth in that. Maybe it’s too big a city to love, and I just love some specific locations of Shanghai. Let me have a go. Ye Garden Ye Garden (叶家花园), a ~100-year-old park in Yangpu, hidden behind a […]
