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16 July 2026
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 […]
15 July 2026
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 […]
14 July 2026
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, […]
9 June 2026
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 […]
8 June 2026
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 […]
7 June 2026
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 […]
6 June 2026
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 […]
5 June 2026
Arriving in Shanghai It was a great flight, with about 6h30 in the horizontal position for me across three seats. That was most of the time between the two good meals that were served. I slept for about 3h30 and lay or dozed for the remainder. We landed in Shanghai at 0615, about 30 mins […]
18 November 2025
Breakfast hype Even though I woke at 0630, my tummy wasn’t ready for the highly-recommended breakfast that’s nearby. I waited till about 0800 before joining the queue which snaked up the stairs into a food hall. No other stall in that food hall appeared to be open at that time, so perhaps they are all […]
17 November 2025
Despite flying in from the west, I woke at 0630. However, with the cool damp weather expected outside, and no pressing hunger or plans, I stayed indoors till 0930. I checked out a place that came highly recommended, to try get brunch, but it was closed today. Leaving my room again at 1100, it was […]