I was in awe of the infrastructure, old and new mixed with nature. The lack of litter in most areas was astounding, coming from a red state in the US, the politeness of most people was also quite suprising. Cars were a reasonale size, not grotesquely oversized for the hedonist rich, this included work vehicles.
I was intrigued also that even those few who could not abide walking on the same side of the street as this white person, that the jeering faces and the snubs were just present enough to get the point across, that they did not appreciate my presence, yet still very polite.