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One year in Shanghai
24 mars 2012

Longhua Temple/Temple Longhua

Longhua Temple/Temple Longhua
Denzil's school friend, Clive, is visiting us this weekend so we are doing a bit of sightseeing. Lion dance and offerings for the dead at Longhua Temple (Southern part of Shanghai) a few days before Ching Ming Festival (festival to honour dead where Chinese...
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8 septembre 2011

Mid Autumn Festival / la fête de mi-automne

Mid Autumn Festival / la fête de mi-automne
Shanghai has become even busier since last week. First, local schools started on the 1st which immediately impacted traffic. Then, everybody has been very busy preparing Mid Autumn Festival which falls this year on the 12th. It is the second big festival...
13 janvier 2012

Spring Festival / Fête de printemps

Spring Festival / Fête de printemps
春节 Chunjie - that's the Chinese word for Chinese New Year: Spring Festival. As Shanghai is emptying itself from all its migrants, here are a few snapshots from Spring Festival delicacies and decorations: Chunjie - c'est le mot qui désigne le Nouvel An...
10 mai 2012

Jing An Temple

Jing An Temple
A new guest is the opportunity to enjoy Jing An Temple again - its serene wood and gold geometry nestled in the middle in offices and tall towers- and the Indonesian restaurant on the pond in the park opposite. Un(e) nouvel(le) invité(e) est un bon prétexte...
7 septembre 2011

Capturing Chinese spirit / à la recherche de la pensée chinoise

Capturing Chinese spirit / à la recherche de la pensée chinoise
Suzhou's gardens offer a few insights on Chinese "spirit": I particularly like the "whom shall I sit pavilion" and "think deep and aim high". Les jardins de Suzhou offrent un aperçu sur la pensée chinoise : j'aime particulièrement le pavillon 'avec qui...
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12 septembre 2011

Moon cakes / gâteaux de lune

Moon cakes / gâteaux de lune
Food festival this weekend: first we indulged ourselves with the nice French treats Alexandra brought us (thanks!!), and tonight Oliver baked a special "French" version of the moon cakes with apples and bananas instead of red beans and lotus paste. It...
1 janvier 2012

Happy New Year / Bonne année

Happy New Year / Bonne année
新年快乐! Happy new year to you all! We flew back to Shanghai on the 31st right on time to celebrate the new year. Thanks to Alexandra, we had foie gras for the New Year eve dinner and I found a few other goodies in the expat shop nearby. Bonne année à vous...
2 janvier 2012

No Man's time

No Man's time
I braved the chilly temperature (4 C) to resume my Chinese classes today; my teacher kindly accepted to delay my test to Friday, I have three days to cram for it. J'ai bravé le froid (4 C) pour reprendre les cours de chinois ce matin- ma prof a gentilment...
13 mai 2012

Sunday in Pudong and Puxi/ dimanche côté Pudong, côté Puxi

Sunday in Pudong and Puxi/ dimanche côté Pudong, côté Puxi
Late start today to the Science and Technology Museum on Pudong side- near the Century Park; we skipped the Bottle Opener - which was in the clouds - and headed right to ... the HD shop on Nanjing Road on Puxi side. On a démarré (pas très tôt) par le...
14 août 2012

Songjiang

Songjiang
Afternoon visit to Songjiang, in Shanghai's SW suburb - very old mosque dating from Yuan Dynasty, beautifully restored. Cet après-midi, visite de Songjiang dans la banlieue sud-ouest de Shanghai ; très vieille mosquée datant de la dynastie Yuan, superbement...
11 août 2011

A trip to the optician/ RDV chez l'ophtalmo

A trip to the optician/ RDV chez l'ophtalmo
Today's objective was to get Oliver new glasses before school starts. So we took an appointment to the optician. Oliver's remark when we got there: "is this an airport? which terminal do we need to go?" Mission accomplished- the doctor spoke English and...
7 août 2011

Muifa

Muifa
Typhoon Muifa was supposed to hit Shanghai this Sunday- but it missed us: it is windy and it rains - but nothing deters bikers and passers-by. Life goes on. There is even laundry drying (how?) outside. Le typhon Muifa devait arriver sur Shanghai dimanche...
7 septembre 2011

Old city / la vieille ville

Old city / la vieille ville
Next to Yu Yuan garden, a Taoist temple and the old back streets. Kitchens are outside and we passed several people carrying pots. There is obviously no drains there. Juste à côté du jardin de Yu Yuan, un temple taoiste et des vieilles rues. Le coin cuisine...
25 mai 2012

massage

massage
After 10 months in Shanghai, we - Sebastien and I, accompanied by Ros, who's just arrived this morning- tested the massage... incredibly fantastic! Après 10 mois à Shanghai, nous (Sébastien et moi, accompagnés par Ros tout juste arrivée ce matin) avons...
16 août 2012

French Concession / concession française

French Concession / concession française
We left our flat and are now in a hotel for a few days waiting for our visas. Nous avons quitté notre appartement et sommes maintenant à l'hôtel en attendant les visas. old house and Shanghai Library vieille maison et la Bibliothèque de Shanghai local...
3 août 2011

View from my office / vue de mon bureau

View from my office / vue de mon bureau
Great view from my new home office. I could spend hours watching the passers-by, street vendors, ladies with their umbrella (it is sunny) and the food stalls. Je ne me lasse pas de la vue de mon bureau dans notre nouveau chez-nous: je pourrais passer...
21 août 2011

First guests / premiers invités

First guests / premiers invités
Alexandra, our babysitter from Garches, arrived last week. Alexandra visited us in the US just before we moved to Hong Kong- so she is used to seeing us with cartons and not many furniture around. But she had a choc when she saw the boys! We had our first...
7 septembre 2011

Suzhou

Suzhou
Suzhou is an old city one hour and a half drive West from Shanghai, famous for its gardens. Stones and water are key elements in Chinese gardens, the more evocative the stone is the more inspiring it is. Suzhou est une vieille ville à une heure et demie...
15 décembre 2011

Happy Holidays! Bonnes fêtes !

Happy Holidays! Bonnes fêtes !
Chilly this morning... frisquet ce matin, demain on prévoit 1 degré. Last minute purchase for the holiday... and start 2012 with the best resolutions ever. Achat de dernière minute pour les vacances... et commencer 2012 sur le bon pied. We are off for...
4 février 2012

Lantern Festival/Fête des Lanternes

Lantern Festival/Fête des Lanternes
On the 15th day of the first lunar month (e.g. Monday 6th this year), it is the Lantern Festival. Chinese celebrate the first full moon of the New Year- and whatever is round conveys harmony, completeness and happiness. The lanterns are already in display...
7 janvier 2012

street scene / dans la rue

street scene / dans la rue
piling up ... / on entasse built-in gloves on the bike / gants fourrés intégrés sur le guidon du vélo-moteur motorbikes and foodstall at the traffic lights / vélo-moteurs et vendeur ambulant au feu choosing the best Chinese New Year decoration / en plein...
23 août 2011

Zhujiajiao (1)

Zhujiajiao (1)
Time off today- we drove 50 minutes West of Shanghai and visited Zhujiajiao, one of the numerous "water ancient towns" near Shanghai. Beautiful and peaceful. Vacances aujourd'hui. Nous sommes allés visiter Zhujiajiao, à 50 minutes en voiture de Shanghai...
4 septembre 2011

shopping / courses

shopping / courses
Strong moment of the week-end: I bought prawns at the supermarket. The shop assistant fished them and they literally jumped in the bag -and some out too - and kept moving on the way back home. I didn't try to peal them off before cooking them - I learned...
18 septembre 2011

Zoo

Zoo
We spent most of yesterday exploring Shanghai wild animal park - activity kndly organised by Shama, the place where we live. Hier nous avons passé une bonne partie de la journée au Parc des animaux sauvages de Shanghai dans le cadre d'une activité proposée...
22 octobre 2011

Hairy crab/ crabe poilu

Hairy crab/ crabe poilu
After the moon cake, the next seasonal event (and delicacy) is the hairy crab. The best place to eat them is Yangcheng Lake near Suzhou. It looks like a crab attraction park... thousands of people go to Yangcheng to taste the crabs between October and...
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