Monthly Archives: December 2015

Normally It Would Go Straight Up

Posted on December 28, 2015 by The Pearl

In the New World Dawan Department Store on the corner of Nanjing East Road and Henan Middle Road, next to Exit 7 of East Nanjing Road Metro station is this vast atrium with its array of exposed copper coloured lifts, which travel up … Continue reading →

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The Brits Abroad Christmas Party

Posted on December 24, 2015 by The Pearl

The Brits Abroad here in Shanghai have built themselves quite a reputation for having a fun time and their Brits Famous Christmas Party in the first week of December at the Four Seasons Hotel in Puxi was no exception.  I … Continue reading →

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Christmas Dinner at Work

Posted on December 24, 2015 by The Pearl

Last Thursday, Richard’s Development Manager, Kirsty, and her team, with the help of Richard made a British Christmas Dinner for all those in his office in Putuo, Shanghai.  Kirsty had gone to a lot of trouble to make as an … Continue reading →

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Looking for Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2015 by The Pearl

Naturally Christmas is not a big thing here in Shanghai, although the big hotels, the shopping malls and the western restaurants all put Christmas decorations up during the first couple of weeks of December.  But there is not the western … Continue reading →

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A Certain Mindset

Posted on December 23, 2015 by The Pearl

There are many reasons why this blog had more or less gone to sleep for a couple of months over the autumn.  First of all we had visitors from the UK and we had trips out of China, to Hong … Continue reading →

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Xiao Long Bao and Coconut Sago Sweet Soup

Posted on December 22, 2015 by The Pearl

Usually at this time of year during the week before Christmas I’m busy making sausage rolls.  Delia Smith’s ones.  The best ones there are.  A slab of flaky or puff pastry is rolled out into a rectangle about 12″ by … Continue reading →

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