Category Archives: Pudong

Brits Abroad Christmas Walk

Posted on February 2, 2016 by The Pearl

One of the things I have done since I joined Brits Abroad is to get involved in organising their walks.  These take place once a month and are led by someone who has researched either a completely new walk or updated an … Continue reading →

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The Maglev Train

Posted on August 26, 2015 by The Pearl

I was first introduced to the idea of magnetic levitation by Professor Eric Laithwaite in A Royal Institution Christmas Lectures To Young People in 1966.  I must have been 5 at the time. I still remember the black and white … Continue reading →

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The Paulaner Bauhaus

Posted on June 30, 2015 by The Pearl

Last Thursday I arranged to meet up with some of my new-found friends at another Brits Abroad function – Breakfast at the Paulaner Bauhaus in Pudong and from there go on afterwards to visit the Aurora Museum which is just … Continue reading →

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The Oriental Pearl Tower

Posted on June 13, 2015 by The Pearl

Last week, Marta (a Polish QA lady who has come over to China to help with quality systems in the factories) had a week off work and was spending half of that time in Hong Kong and half of it … Continue reading →

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The Shanghai History Museum

Posted on June 12, 2015 by The Pearl

  At the base of The Oriental TV Pearl Tower, in the basement, is the Shanghai Municipal History Museum.  There is no mention here of Big Ears Du or Pockedmarked Huang.  All China’s woes are seemingly blamed on the Foreign … Continue reading →

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