Asia 2009: Day 9 (Dalian)

Our first stop in China was Dalian, a city of  6 million people. Dalian isn’t an old city — it was founded in 1899, if I recall.  It has a real mix of architecture, ranging from Russia to European to ultra-modern.  The city was immaculate for the most part, and while there was very little English spoken, the signage was better than expected.

The thing that I came away with the most from my hours in Dalian was the sheer chaos on the roads. Crossing the street is life threatening, as neither pedestrians or cars respect each other. People basically just wade into traffic and hope the oncoming traffic misses them (they certainly don’t stop for you).  A taxi ride is pretty frightening as well — the lines that divide the lanes seem to only be there for decorative purposes.

Anyhow, here are the photos from my hours in Dalian: