Michi arrived in China today after her “visa trip” to Germany. Tried the hotspot place in the food in Food Inn at Zhangyang Rd. Definitely a place to revisit (although the hotspot was so spicy that the even the steam burned in the nose). Continue reading “Michi is back”
New Office
We had our first meeting in the new office today. The guys did a great job with the decorations. Wide open spaces, glass walls for the conference rooms. Will be a great place to work. Continue reading “New Office”
Weather in Wuhan
I was lucky, this time. One day before I arrived, temperatures dropped from over 40C to 25C. So I may live another day. Interesting fact: if you ask nicely, you may bring your own drinks to the restaurant.
Today I am back in Shanghai. Have to get up way to early (7:00). Michi just landed in PVG. So this will be a great day!
Taifun season
The second Taifun in 4 weeks has passed over the region. Luckily, again, it only brought wind, rain and cooler temperatures to Shanghai.
Let’s see how this affects air traffic. My flight to Wuhan seems to be on time. This would be already the second flight on time ;-). Two weeks ago, I had 12h delay on the flight from Beijing, and twice already, I have taken the “overnight express” (planes that are scheduled to leave in the evening but are delayed until early morning).
No crowd so far at Hangqiao (10min after boarding). So let’s see
Beautiful river crossing
I have grown quite fond of our ferry. Not only does it bring us right to the amazing streetfood in the old town. It also gives amazing views on Lujiazui Continue reading “Beautiful river crossing “
Circle of Life (all within 100m)
This a reocurring ritual. Social scientists still wonder… Continue reading “Circle of Life (all within 100m)”
Blog from China
On July 1st, Michi and I embarked on an adventure to China. I have a three year contract to work in Shanghai. We are 5 weeks into our stay and already had our share of ups and downs. But we already feel quite at home in this awesome and vibrant city. I will use this blog to write about our journey.