Continued from Riverside Development Hacker-Pschorr (瀚克硕 ) is a Munich beer hall and Restaurant chain which is being established on the east side of the centre with a waterfront view, behind the walking trails. The boast a tradition since 1417 and claim their central ingredient is ‘Gemütlichkeit’ (Coziness, warmth). The modern reincarnation is said to […]
Located in northern Puxi, in the historic Yangpu district (杨浦区; previously called Yangtzepoo or ‘Poplar Bank’), at the site of a former seafood market (c.1930) which existed along-side of the Huangpu River is the Fisherman’s Wharf Business Complex (also called Oriental Fisherman’s Wharf, OFW, W7, Riverside Oriental Fisherman’s Wharf,; Yangshupu Road and Jiangpu Road). Inspired […]
Continued from Family Happy Dream Park Heading north east you will come across the Ferry Terminal. Behind this is access to the Shanghai Huangpu River Riverside Development, which will offer walking, running and bike trails along most of the length of the Yangpu’s waterfront of the Huangpu. The Riverside development currently stretches about 25km of […]
Want to become an expat with one of your pets? Your expat pet will need to get their own ‘visa’ to enter China. The process can be complicated and will vary depending on how you travel to China. Assuming you are arriving by air, there are two options: i) You arrive with your pet on […]
Located across the street (east) from Hongqiao Transportation Hub (Railway Terminal) at 333 Shenhong Road (part of Minhang District) is the first open hotel in the Hub area, the Cordis Shanghai Hongqiao. Great Eagle Holdings Limited (HK) managed via its subsidiary Langham Hospitality Group (operated via The Great Eagle Hospitality Group) established the Cordis (Shanghai, […]
BE+ Design Hub Shanghai (Building A: 2F; Coffee Shop 1F, outside access or via 2F store only). When I initial saw the sign on the map of Paradise walk I was intrigued by the idea of a Design hub, so I started looking for it. On the first floor I could not find access to […]
When Tesla first came to Shanghai, a number of years ago, I remember sitting in the car and looking for the nearest charging station which ended up being in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. The number of charges available in Shanghai has improved, however it is still impractical – here is a detailed list for chargers […]
The other day I was passing through Takashimaya Department Store (http://www.takashimaya.com.cn ; 1438 Hongqiao Road, Changning District) and found Dainty cup coffee (b1061; http://www.takashimaya.com.cn/tenant/453; Website for Suzhou in Mandarin and Japanese: http://daintycoffee.com). I was drawn in by their roaster and their wide selection of beans. I looked at the prices, and they seemed fairly reasonable. […]
One of the first modern shopping complexes in Shanghai (Foundation: March 30,1993,Opening: March 26,1994) which was established with a 19 million USD investment and spans 20,000 m2 over 5 floors (1 basement and 4 above ground). Despite the aged appearance of Hongqiao Friendship Shopping Centre (6 Zunyi Road) it is still well worth the trip […]
I was sitting at the Chimney Café in Gubei, in Changing district with a friend of mine. They asked me about my clay cup, they commented that it looked like the sky and the stars. I reminisced about one of my journeys… In my youth I had the opportunity to go to a monastery on […]
Rotating Digital Signs – something new.
Saw the shadow of this creature trapped in the sign, while initially it looked like a rat, I realized later it was likely a kitten. What do you think?
Saw the ‘The McKinnon Hotel Shanghai’ near the St. Regis (1013 Beijingxi Lu; 1013 Beijing West Road) and went to take a look. There was a line outside, but the security indicated this was the theater, not the hotel, so let me pass the line. I walked to the entrance of the hotel, but the […]
The St. Regis Shanghai Jingan (1008 Beijing West Road) is owned by B.M. Holding (Group) Co., Ltd through its subsidary B.M. Real Estate (which is a co-venture with Shanghai Yaoda Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., Shanghai Dongli Real Estate Co., Ltd. Shanghai Hongbang Properties Limited, ., Shanghai Baohe Properties Limited, Shanghai Runbao Properties Limited, Shanghai […]
Searching near ‘North Maoming Road’ for the White Castle (221 Mao Ming Bei Lu), I was able to find a new ‘mini-mall’ with several restaurants with various deals. After leaving the mall and walking south, I found the sign for ‘White Castle’. Upon entering I was greeted with a smile from a member of the […]
I made my way to entrance 1 of Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC) for the The 1st Vape Expo Shanghai, as it was advertised as the main entrance – i did see a small sign with something about the vape show, but opted to proceed to the main entrance. I soon found there was […]
I returned to Raffle City Changing to see if the White Castle was open. It is located in the basement (East-B1-19, Raffle City Changing, 1193 Changning Lu; Near Zhongshan Park Metro Line 2, across the street from Line 3 and 4). White Castle is one of the first restaurants to have standardized methods across a […]
Located in the Nanxiang Intelligence Zone and the Nanxiang International Residential Community at the junction of Zhongjia Road and Zhennan Road, China MCC20 Group Co., Ltd and Shineton have built a HOPSCA (Hotels, Offices, Parks, Shopping Malls, Clubs and Apartments) concept. MCC/Shineton City Plaza takes up 200,000m2 of this development and boasts two open platforms […]
Located in the Northwest of Shanghai in Jiading District is the town of Nanxiang (南翔镇). Metro line 11 has a stop here. Jiading district covers 464 km2 is between the Liuhe River (north) and the Suzhou Creek (south). It borders Jiangsu province to the north and west, Baoshan and Puto districts to the east, Changning, […]
Found this place at the Bailian ShiJi Shopping Mall and thought I would give it a try as the staff were upfront about their products. For example, they offer on the menu a Coffee Float, turns out to be an affogato, with three balls of ice cream, but they were out of ice cream and […]