上海滩

On the pretext of an offsite meeting, we were packed off to the humming city of Shanghai. An exciting and very modern city, reminding me in many ways of Hong Kong， albeit more spacious and less crowded. We certainly had plenty of chance to brush up on our 普通话！

Sunrise over the Bund - this was the view that greeted us on our first morning in the city

A classic silhouette of Chinese architecture - the rising eave of the roofs

At 新天地, even the ceramic shop looks achingly hip and trendy!

西湖, 杭州. Beautiful gardens surrounding a huge lake.

Beautiful 西湖，杭州. A classic view of the beautiful gardens surrounding the lake.

Picking the tenderest leaves of the famous 龙井茶 to flog off to tourists like us

Backstreet stalls filled with old curios that is endlessly exciting for the shopper in me