Monthly Archives: February 2007

We went out for delicious ‘all-you-can-eat’ dim sum with our friends. Christopher also had a great time playing with his girlfriends Maya and Emery.

On the way back from Hangzhou, we stopped by an old water town called Wuzhen. It’s basically two long rows of old wooden houses situated on both sides of a river. The people who live there (yes, the town has … Continue reading →

We had great Hangzhou-style food at the hotel’s restaurant, including 2 of their famous dishes – "dong po rou" (pork with a lot of fat) and "beggar’s chicken". The first picture is the pork dish. We’ve had it before elsewhere, but this was … Continue reading →

We took a 2 day, 1 night trip to Hangzhou, which is famous for its beautiful West Lake and natural surroundings. Unfortunately, we went during the Chinese New Year holiday, so the place was packed with tourists. But we still … Continue reading →

Jeffrey is learning to brush his teeth.

We went to eat Din Tai Fong’s famous ‘xiaolongbao’ – small steamed juice-filled meat dumplings. Yummy! Again, we stuffed ourselves.

We took Ken’s Dad to a Shanghai crab restaurant. Unfortunately, crab is out of season now, so the restaurant didn’t have any whole crabs left! But we still had some crab meat and crab fried rice, which was delicious!  

Christopher celebrated another Chinese New Year dinner with his best friend Maya. Maya’s Mommy cooked us some delicious Chinese food. We’re so stuffed from 2 days of constant eating!

Jeffrey’s favorite toy is… a CAR! We wonder why boys love cars so much…

We were invited to a local friend’s house for an authentic Chinese New Year dinner. The food was fantastic: a 20+ course meal, all home cooked and absolutely delicious! Probably some of the best food we’ve had since coming to Shanghai. … Continue reading →