Tales of my trip to China #1

Very recently for day-job purposes, I travelled to the other side of the world to Shenzhen in China.

I still can't believe I was all the way over there.

It is very hard to describe everything I saw, and even though Shenzhen is very westernised, discovering about the Chinese culture was really fascinating.

What did I like the most?

1. The bicycles (so many everywhere, being used as a traditional people-carrier, or to carry plants, water jugs, and all sorts of other things!)

2. The shops - not really shops per se, more like warehouse where everybody is in bulk, not many displays or shelving units, everything sort of in a mess with lots of Chinese signs everywhere.

3. Laundry drying out on every single balcony and in front of shops.

4. Everything being in Mandarin and me not understanding a single word.

If anything, this trip certainly made me want to travel a lot more, see more of the world and maybe even learn Mandarin.

Here are a few snaps of my trip...

They may not be perfect, may be a little blurry but to me they are just perfect. I had wished I had been able to take more, but as we were driving most of the time, it was a bit of a challenge.

Where did you go that inspired you? Have you visited Shenzhen before?