Photo List for Shanghai

Posted on April 12, 2018 by vanbraman

This evening I have been thinking about my Photo List for Shanghai. I will be visiting there at the end of May and want to do a bit of planning ahead of time as I will only have one day to do a bit of wandering when I arrive.

Gaoqiao, Song Dynasty, Shanghai, Bridge, Stone Bridge, ReflectionsOne of the places where I want to take pictures is around this Old Chinese Bridge. Since it will be close to summertime I should be able to get some pictures of this bridge in the daylight. It is about a 10-15 minute walk from my hotel, so hopefully will have some time to get some pictures.

Shanghai Old Settlement, Chinese ArchaeologyI also want to get some more pictures from an archaeological site near the hotel. I was kicked out the last time I visited as I arrived around closing time. I was let in by a very young girl who spoke just a bit of English but her father came and hunted me down after just 10 minutes and chased me out. Unfortunately he did not speak any English and I decided it was best to just go 🙂

Shanghai Old Settlement, Chinese ArchaeologyThere is some very interesting brick work at the site and I want to get some closeup pictures.

Shanghai Old Settlement, Chinese ArchaeologyI will also try and do some more research about the site before I go. When I tried to find information three years ago I came up pretty much empty. Not much on the internet about this place. However, I may try a search in Chinese this time.

Shanghai Old Settlement, Chinese ArchaeologyIt is a very pretty place that is tucked in among container storage sites near one of the Shanghai ports.

I better quit searching for things about it and get this posted 🙂

Do you make a list of photos you want to take before you go places?

Steven

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Home for Tea

Posted on April 11, 2018 by vanbraman

One of the first things that I usually do when I get home from work is turn on the hot water kettle.

I like to have a nice cup of tea to help calm me down as I get ready for my evening.

While driving home I often think about what kind of tea to have.

Golden Tea, Formosa Oolong, Good Tea, Hot Tea, Oolong TeaDo I have a nice cup of Formosa Oolong Tea?

Tea, Tea Pot, Darjeeling, Oolong, Tee Gschwendner, AmishPerhaps I will have some Diplomat’s Tea which is a mix of Oolong and Black tea.

tea, hot tea, lapsang souchong, smoky tea, Fujian ProvinceMaybe a nice cup of smoky Lapsang Souchong tea will be on my mind. I have several varieties too choose from. Some are more smoky than others.

Brahmin Tea, Breakfast Tea, Black Tea, Steve Smith TeamakerI sometimes like to have  A Wonderful Cup of Brahmin Tea. This is a special blend of tea from Steve Smith Teamaker.

Monday Tea, High Mountain Tea, Taiwan Tea, Yu Shan Tea, Jade MountainOne of my favorites is High Mountain Tea from Taiwan. I have some really good oolong teas from Taiwan in my tea collection.

Nepal oolong, Cup of Tea, Golden Tea, Nutty, TeaOne of my favorite teas to drink when I get home is Nepal Oolong Tea. I really like the mouth feel of this tea. It is really smooth and has a wonderful taste. A colleague from Germany brought me some more of this tea, so I can have it more often without worrying about running out 🙂 This also meant that I could share some of it with a friend who really likes tea.

You can click on the links to learn more about each of the cups of tea in this post.

Tonight I had some High Mountain Tea. Which one would you have?

Steven

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