Motykas in Asia 2018 Part 12 - Xintiandi and Ye Shanghai

It was the first morning of 2019, and what better way to spend it than meeting old friends you haven't seen for more than a decade!

I recently found out that one of my friends from university had been living in Shanghai for many years since she left Canada. We arranged to get together so that morning they came to pick us up in their fancy car. We didn't all fit in the car so DH and TM took a taxi and we all went to Xintiandi.

Airing clothes at a public park in front of our hotel

Considered one of the first lifestyle centres in China, Xintiandi has a long history of east-meets-west architecture. It is the most expensive place to live in China, featuring posh cafes, restaurants, and shopping malls. The first congress of the Communist Party of China was held in this area. The site now serves as their museum.

It was very cold out, we went to a cafe for some coffee. Miss Kiki decided that she wanted gelato and she chose the Rose Lychee flavour. Fancy girl... :D

The camera setting was changed to high ISO for New Year's Eve pictures and I had forgotten to change it back. It's a bit upsetting but lets just say it gave me artsy photos...

Not only they treated us for coffee, our friends also took us out for lunch in Ye Shanghai in Xintiandi. We got to try the hairy crab, a Shanghai delicacy, along with other delicious dishes. Miss Kiki was a bit sad for the crabs but she decided to eat it so they didn't die for nothing :)

Pork ribs

Beancurd

Lotus root stuffed with sticky rice

Marinated chicken (I think in wine...)

Freshwater shrimp

Peking duck

Rolled peking duck

Hairy crab with tofu

Hairy crab

Beansprout

Xiao long bao (Shanghai dumpling)

It was a great meal, we were so full and even had leftovers that I kept thinking about in the evening. Oh the crab that I left behind! Hahahahha..... Special thanks to J and K!

Well that was my report for Xintiandi please stay tuned for pictures from the new Starbucks Reserve and Roastery!

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