Diane Snider Photos

I shudder to think of it but when a power outtage occurs, I suppose there's no other way to get to your apartment but to walk up the steps no matter what floor you live on. Oh, my!

In Shanghai, China, as in many other major cities worldwide, housing units amount such as those pictured here would be a rare treat with their generous amount of sunshine and open air around them and a private balcony or terrace for each unit.

No, I really can't tell you why all the blankets are hanging on railings along this sidewalk. Are they for sale? Freshly washed and hanging there to dry? Your guess is as good as mine.

It appeared to me - when I quickly snapped this photo from the bus as we whizzed by - that the restaurant is very clever to hang its table mats and/or dish towels outside on a streetside clothesline where they double as free advertising for the eatery inside.

In Shanghai, China, local citizens are now permitted to live where they wish instead of in assigned housing as was required until fairly recently. Expats tend to live in highrises set aside especially for them.

In China, Shanghai's architecture is certainly exciting visually during the day but just wait until night and it's even more so then. The lights on commercial skyscrapers throughout the central business area of downtown and the area of Pudong are incredible and a must-see for visitors.

My hour's bus ride still isn't up yet so my camera stays busy shooting away through the closed and dusty window glass.