Category Archives: China
Christmas in Shanghai
The commercial Christmas spirit is very much alive in Shanghai. American Santa stickers adorn almost every building or shop of prominence in the Pudong Financial District. Above, the Christmas tree is brilliantly celebrated in a shopping mall.
Shanghai Metro
As a New Yorker, I have a preference for the NYC Transit Subways. However, as an English-speaker, I find it much easier to navigate the Shanghai subway system. Hardly a soul you encounter on the street may speak English, but … Continue reading
Dim Sum Restaurant
12.31.09 – Mei took me to a Dim Sum Restaurant in the the Lujiazui financial district in Pudong. The specialty was an animal I had never tried before. It was tasty but not at all lean … see below. When … Continue reading
The Company Apartment, Shanghai
12.31.09 – Ying Mei, an HEC employee, picked me up from the airport and gave me keys to the apartment. Aside from the chill – space heaters are the only sources of heat – the apartment is very comfortable. Being … Continue reading
Flight to China
December 30, 2009 The airport had a few artistic comfortable hang-outs like this one. Overall, it was much nicer than American airports.