What we see on our way to and from work

This postbox / stationary store is just below our apartment. The blue box with 3121 is a parking fee machine. Diligent parking guards patrol the street and will instantly issue you a $8 fine if you leave your car without paying the parking fee.









Some shops have their steep entrances on the side walk.




























Telephone booths such as this one are rare since everyone seems to own at least one cell phone.














Further down our street are many small shops, including a tailor, a wine merchant, two jewelry shops, a travel agent, a veterinarian, an antique shop, a leather shop, a store that sells art supplies, a photo processing store, a Chinese clothing store, a defunct bar that is for sale, and the entrances to the apartment houses above these shops.