Four Seasons Hotel, Puxi & Where to buy live hairy crabs in

Four Seasons Hotel, Puxi & Where to buy live hairy crabs in

Four Seasons Hotel, Puxi During my Dec 2016 trip to China, I stayed in 2 different hotels in Shanghai.  Upon arrival, I stayed the first night in Grand Hyatt at Jinmao Tower in Pudong which is near my office.  Then I went to Hangzhou and when I came back to Shanghai on Friday evening, I … Read more

Weekend in Shanghai (II) – Reminiscing Old Shanghai

Weekend in Shanghai (II) – Reminiscing Old Shanghai

Reminiscing Old Shanghai Shopping at Tianzifang After breakfast this morning, we went shopping at Tianzifang.   Tianzifang is a tourist shopping and cafe area in Shanghai in the Old French Quarter. Unlike the better known Xintiandi area nearby, the area retains an “organic and original” feel because the area hasn’t been markedly reconstructed in recent … Read more

Weekend in Shanghai (I) – Discovering another face of Shanghai

Weekend in Shanghai (I) – Discovering another face of Shanghai

Why the trip? I make regular business trips to Shanghai  several times a year.  Normally I just zip in and out and hardly venture out of the Financial district in the Pudong area where my office is located.  In July 2014, I had planned some meetings in Shanghai and it was going to be another … Read more