subway

I decided taking the subway home all the way from the Pudong Airport
using the newly extended No 2 line. Just to see how long it would
take. For 7RMB (about CAD 1.0) why not.

These pictures were taken from inside the subway cart after it left
the Airport terminus station. Nice and clean huh? And the view and
blue sky. 31C above... That all ended when we switched at Guanlan
Road station. We had to switch cart but still on No 2 subway.

Crowds of people piling in and in and in and in. The air cond wasn't
on; felt on small fan... And people just sweaty and sticky and
smelly. After a while, the empty cart that was posted in this blog,
the similar one was packed to the hill. People with different degrees
of moisture bumping you and tried pushing you aside to fight for
space. Ah.... Hepatitis can be spread by skin contact and who knows
what other skin diseases. The smell .... All I could say was: "Get me
the fu*K out of here!". I finally left the subway and walked the rest
of my way home, about 1.2K. I couldn't stand it. That stuffiness
from sweaty smell.. The sickly acidic smell.... I got home, dropped my
bag and proceeded to scrub myself in the shower.

With the expo and all the subways are operational to fulfill the
passenger needs, we are screwed. I am taking the car with my usual
driver. The subway from the airport took more time than with a driver
with my own car.

If you want to venture into the subway now, be prepare: long sleeve
shirts, long pants, a mask! Then when you get home or back to your
hotel, strip and shower. Burn the clothes or get them washed
immediately.