corner shacks and back alleys

laundry day in Shanghai\'s French ConcessionI now know that there’s no place like the small tea shack in Tainan that sells iced oolong tea with lemon and osmanthus on muggy, summer days, or the tiny lanes in Shanghai where tall French Concession walls meet Sunday afternoon’s laundry dripping dry over bicycle seats.

These are what one remembers of travel. These are what count.

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