Eataly in Stockholm

I was invited to look at Eataly this morning for Gourmet magazine. They are opening up where there have been an old cinema before, Röda Kvarn.  Amazing place, and now with all that amazing food! I tried so much food, and it was all nice! I’m gonna go back!!  

Vodka and great food at T8NG

  Trying out some really nice vodka drinks yesterday by Virtuous Vodka at restaurant Tong in Stockholm.  The drinks were fabolous, and Tong is magical. I feel like I’m back home in Shanghai at that restaurant. So we tried all the different flavours of the vodka. And there are six; original, raspberry, ginger, Chili, vanilla … Läs mer

Vizcaya

  I first learned about the palace during the hurricane Irma. I saw some pictures of things floating around inside the palace. And I promised myself to go there, if it didn’t get totally ruined during the hurricane. So I went there some days ago.  And wow, what a fascinating and beautiful place. And mega … Läs mer

Biking around the island

    We biked for 5 hours, and we went through the ”Ding” Darling Wildlife refuge, had coffee at Bailey’s and bought some lunch there. And ended up at Bowman’s beach. The beach, and the sea was amazing.   We biked through the Rabbit Road on the way back, a bit exciting as there were sign’s … Läs mer

Hard Rock at Universal

So we stayed at Hard Rock. It was a really great place! They had thought about every detail here. And I’m used to nice Asian hotels. The only downer at our room was that there were no light in the ceiling, so it was very cosy all the time. Wich is ok most of the … Läs mer

Pain Chaud

Pretty packed little coffee shop, a nice mix of very cool Shanghaiers and expats. Great cappuccino with yummie baguettes. (And yes I had to grab a bite before I took the photo..)  If you are lucky you might get a seat, if not just bring the food. 27 Yong Kang Lu

Cathay

This beautiful old Art Deco cinema from the 1930s at Huaihai Lu in Shanghai was  designed by Czech architect C.H. Gonda. It opened on January 1, 1932 with the American movie “A Free Soul” starring Norma Shearer. It was renovated in 2003. Unfortunately it is just the outside that is still like before, the rest is … Läs mer

Yu garden

Yu Garden was first built in 1559 during the Ming Dynasty. But it took a long time to complete it. It was the largest and most prestigious garden in Shanghai. It’s been damaged a lot several times. And during the first opium war the the British army used the Huxinting Teahouse as a base of … Läs mer