Early this morning I was awakened by some pretty spectacular thunder claps (effects of Typhoon Nuri, I learn). Then, I fell back asleep, lulled by a really nice sounding, steady rain. Little did I expect to find the streets of Shanghai (well, my streets)... ...full story at Shanghai Scrap
from Shanghai Scrap on Mon, Aug 25 2008
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