October 2011
2 posts
Exploring Shanghai
On our 2nd day in Shanghai we headed to the fabric market. There are many fabric markets around the city, but after consulting with some long serving expats, we chose the Dongmen Road Fabric market. The market itself, is indoors and over 3 floors, contains around 300 individual stores covering tailoring of suits to making you bespoke carpets and rugs. The fabric market is on the Puxi side of the...
Welcome to China!
Arriving in Shanghai’s Pudong airport early morning after a long but comfortable flight from London felt a bit surreal. The plane takes a strange turn to arrive on the run way, flying over what looks like a toy town, an endless city of sky scraper buildings.
We were impressed at the speed we got through the airport, bags collected quickly and efficient passport control. Heading to our...
