The airplane tickets have been purchased. In less than four weeks we will be back in Changzhou. We will first fly to Toronto for a visit with Dustin and his family before flying to Shanghai on August 29th. Strange how from Toronto we will spend five less hours on planes and in airports than if we had flown from Saskatoon. As well, the cost is less from Saskatoon to fly to Toronto and then on to Shanghai. When planning your flying journey, it pays to consider options that logic says is not possible.
The scene above was found on our route from Sunshine Gardens (our home base) to a shopping centre called DaRenFa as well as to the train station. We knew we were getting close to the shopping centre which very close to HongMei Park as well, when we turned the corner at this Bridgestone tire shop. Some landmarks stand out giving one a sense that one knows where one is. Landmarking is a necessary skill to have if one is wanting to wander in various cities in China and in other countries. Fortunately, I have a built in mapping sector in my brain allowing me to landmark almost subconsciously so that finding our way back to where we started becomes easy, even if we end up walking on new streets all the way.