It´s raining cats, dogs - and plums

It was only a few weeks ago that I wrote that Shanghai experienced it´s driest period in 135 years. Well now it is time to move on and to focus on Shanghai´s rainy season. It is called the Plum rain (Pflaumenregen) season. I´m not exatly sure why it is called plum rain. I can only guess because the raindrops actually seem to have the size of plums.

The plum rain season is supposed to start middle of June and to last for a whole month (only 3 more weeks to go!). Fortunately for me and my parents in law the season decided to kick in 10 days ago right  as we were going for a walk round the French concession. With no available taxis (the usual issue during rain in Shanghai) we walked home. Despite of  our umbrellas we got home soaking wet (the cars driving fast right through puddles on the road did it´s fair contribution to that).

So here we are watching the floods in our garden and gratually getting used to living in a steam room like enviroment . Latest now we appreciate  that we are living on the 2nd floor, have aircondition and  that I brought my New York souvenier wellingtons all the way with me to China.

It is a bit challanging but  we try to see the fun part of it: With the skys opening the Shanghaiers opened their wardobes and we get to enjoy some great  rainy season fashion. From leopard printed rubber boots (my chinese teacher in her mini skirt last monday) to funky designed rain coats for dogs. Well worth a documentary on it´s own one day. Today we can start with me:

I´m wearing Silva´s "Tschibo" raincoat which saved me last friday night when I cycling back home in a sea of "plum juice" and more "pluming" rain from above. By the time I got home I could not help but feeling like a soaked tent on a bad camping trip. 
Next time I will also think about what I can combine my beige rubber boots with....