Repeating Tianjin’s Italian concession I headed out about 0730 to revisit some of the Italian buildings that we drove past last night.  From my windowless room, I didn’t realise it was drizzling until I stepped out from the hotel. But it didn’t deter me. After crossing the river, I saw a building which I thought […]

Going to Tianjin Last night was my second night sleep after flying east and it’s usually my worst sleep.  I think I would have made it through the night without half a tablet halfway through the night if I hadn’t been worried about the early wake-up at 0630. D arrived late last night and today […]

Slow start I woke a couple of times through the night, thinking that I had slept the whole nights but each time it had only been an hour or two.  Surprisingly, I fell asleep till 0530 when I thought it would be a good time to wake up.  It is 2330 in Poland, so I […]

Arriving in Beijing About 2h30 before landing, the crew commenced the second service.  It appears to be the Air China way to serve drinks, then the meal and follow-up with a second drinks round before collecting in.  That means one doesn’t have a drink handy with the meal as there is no preset water.  So, […]

Shanghai Auto Museum We headed out about 0900 and had some breakfast nearby before ordering a car to take us to the Shanghai Auto Museum about 45 mins away. We got to the museum about 1030.  Exhibits in the museum are housed in three floors, with somewhat spiral ramp (also containing exhibits) joining each of […]

Tianzifang We weren’t hungry enough to think of breakfast and headed out to Tianzifang by metro.  This is a pretty and touristy area located in the French concession, that is home to boutiques, cafes and watering holes. The area seems to have expanded a little since our last visit.  The products on sale are now […]

Moving to Shanghai Today we move to Shanghai.  Up at 0630 again, I once again did my shoulder rehab exercises before having a simple breakfast of egg dumplings filled pork in a soup. Our hotel gifted us a generous selection of local biscuits as we checked out at 1000.  We ordered a car to take […]

Nanzha Old Street We woke at 0630 and lazed around for a bit before I did my rehab exercises for my shoulder impingement. We decided to go out for a wander to see what could tempt us for breakfast.  Nearby, we found a place that did Chinese style wraps filled with a crispy cracker, lettuce […]