Flower Star Restaurant
The Flower Star restaurant filled up quickly, including about 20 servers who filled beer, Sprite and tea cups as we sipped; replaced our dishes; and fluffed our napkins as needed. One wall was aquariums where
Travel Journals
Shanghai Bargaining
Exploring Shanghai Well now I’ve gotten good and comfortable with taking taxis home, but I still like to take the shuttle to town. Yesterday, in fact, I met a nice young, fun mom and daughter
Suzhou Expedition
Suzhou Expedition Well, the morning started out good enough as I was really excited about my Suzhou expedition. I arrived early at the Yangtze New World Hotel to wait for the tour bus to pick me
Mooncakes in Shanghai
When I arrived home singing. "Zip a Dee doo dah," I was greeted by an irratable Lucille who proceeded to inform me that Frau W. was "here upstairs". And she had the nerve to tell
Getting Home in Shanghai
Getting Home in Shanghai, was in itself also a story
Meeting People in Shanghai
Meeting People in Shanghai Well, well, well! Now things start rolling for me! This week I finally broke out and made some phone calls referring to editing and proofreading for local English publications. I happened
Errands in Shanghai
Errands in Shanghai Well, I was happy to both be of help to Lucille, and get out of the house. I took a taxi to the store by Weinburger's house to pick up the groceries
Jingle Bells in Shanghai
Jingle Bells in Shanghai So back to my Sunday
A Visit to the 88 Story Hyatt in Shanghai
A Visit to the 88 Story Hyatt in Shanghai Today I walked a lot and made my way --- but how could I forget the rest of last night! Our episode didn't end there. Lucille
Mexican Food Festival in Shanghai
Tonight, Lucille had invited me to the Mexican Food Festival (at the International East Asia Hotel) where her and Franko were last night! Funny that the head Food & Bev Manager there is from San
Shanghai Museum
Shanghai Museum Tonight, Lucille had invited me to the Mexican Food Festival (at the International East Asia Hotel) where her and Franko were last night! Funny that the Food & Bev Manager there is from San
Visit to the World Link Clinic in Shanghai
Visit to the World Link Clinic in Shanghai By Tuesday, I still had symptoms but felt better and confident enough to go to the World Link Western Clinic, which is close to us (where Lucille had
Feeling Sick in Shanghai
Today sickness caught up with me. It hit me hard, as I was in bed all day and the next day too. I had a cool cloth over my forehead as I felt so hot
A Visit to Jian An Temple Shanghai
A Visit to Jian An Temple Shanghai I decided it was time to see the Jian An Temple right down from the American Center. The wall was close and I had my Ooh long tea, as
Diving into China in Shanghai
Diving into China in Shanghai Today was cloudy and somewhat rainy. I took the trusty shuttle bus from our complex into center of town The Portman Center Ritz Carlton, my usual beginning, and up to now,
Looking for Wine in China
Looking for Wine in China Today we just literally hung around the house all day and went swimming in the afternoon. In the evening, I walked up to the market in quest of a bottle of
Kids, Frustration and Shopping
All I can really say is I'm bored and frustrated with my situation. I am glad it's September 1st. Kids, Right now its Kids, Frustration and Shopping for me. Believe me, I have been counting
Calligraphy
Calligraphy is a revered art in China and must be studied for many years. Calligraphy style reflects the type of message being sent or expressed. This day I checked out Shanghai Art Museum on Nanjing Road.
Story of the Rabbit
Story of the Rabbit After my first street food experience Which surpassed my expectations- especially after getting the bill, which was just 8 Yuan, I was feeling pretty darn proud of myself! Then I bumbled
Bridge of Nine Turnings
Bridge of Nine Turnings As I bumbled aimlessly into the garden area, I saw the Bridge of 9 Tunings and the fabled tea house, and a few of the neatly manicured rock and grass gardens. Actually
Rainy Shanghai
I was trying to find an Arts & Crafts Shopping Center and stopped thrice to ask directions from shopkeepers. As often happens, except in very big or western shops, they don’t speak any English. Well I
Finding Nanjing Lu
I braved out on my day off from nanny duties, to be conveniently shuttled from the foreign complex in which we lived, into the real world of Shanghai. My plan was to head toward the
Exploring Shanghai
Well now I’ve gotten good and comfortable with taking taxis home, but I still like to take the shuttle to town. Yesterday, in fact, I met a nice young, fun mom and daughter from Pennsylvania.
China First Impressions
China First Impressions Today was a Women’s Day. Luise, ich, Mrs. W. and Sophia drove along a wide, crazily traffic-converging with bicycles from all directions, painting and construction, and spraying water from above bridges- road. We
First Sunday in China
First Sunday in China Sunday here was more crowded than ever, it could have been any weekday; which comes as a change after being in Sunday shut-down Europe for so long. Buses were packed full,
Parading Circus
Parading Circus Today we were the parading circus. Lucille, Sophia, Vera and I all in our sunglasses and Leon in the stroller, walking down the street, as no foreigners walk here. The driver offered to
China Day One
China Day One Saturday 14 August Today I had no jet lag although everyone else was in bed by 20:30. (It’s now 11 p.m.) I stayed in the huge house all day and am about
First Day Arriving in China
First Day Arriving in China 🇨🇳 Funny that it’s on Friday the thirteenth of August Later in life years later my most tumultuous life experiences were to happen on Friday 14 of august. How did we
Total Eclipse of the Sun
Today was the Sonnefinksternis, the Total Eclipse of the Sun! It was so cool! And it’s the day before we move to Shanghai! We all went up on the terrace, at the house in Vöcklabruck. We had special glasses to