Category Archives: The Old French Concession

Dim Sum

Posted on December 14, 2016 by The Pearl

Apart from sightseeing, writing and quilting one of the things that has kept me off the streets of Shanghai has been my cookery lessons at The Chinese Cooking Workshop.  Just after we arrived I reported to you my first Dim … 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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Yongfoo Elite

Posted on June 17, 2015 by The Pearl

  One day last week, on one of the many days when Richard was away until late (in fact he didn’t make it home at all that night, having had his delayed flight from Guangzhou cancelled at midnight, he ended … Continue reading →

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May Day and Chinese Wine

Posted on May 28, 2015 by The Pearl

The weekend before we left for our holiday in the UK was a long one, as May 1st on the Friday is a national holiday in China.  The weekend before, Chinese national flags had been hung from the lampposts in … Continue reading →

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