lovely details.
columbia circle, shanghai
former french concession, shanghai
one last spa day before our big move✨💦
W-Hotel Shanghai
scampi and cuban sandwiches by the pool. pirata, columbia circle, shanghai
stripes and shapes columbia circle, shanghai
i miss hanging at cafés so much!
circo, columbia circle, shanghai
circo at columbia circle - italian flair in shanghai. in this airy, naturally lit, green gem of a cafe you can enjoy cocktails, cafes and italian cuisine (brunch and lunch) amidst floor tiles, corner shop style italian product displays and an overgrown bar🌿
saying goodbye to shanghai bit by bit. admiring and eating my way through the stylo restaurants and cafes at historic columbia circle. here: the parlour. fresh and bright casual dining restaurant with a focus on grilled meat and neapolitan style pizza 🍕✨. what’s not to love about this?
columbia circle - a historic gem amidst the urban jungle. newly polished, sparkling and shiny✨. the former expat compound, brimming with history and old shanghai glamour, originally housed the columbia country club, a popular hangout and social hub for shanghai's american community in the city's grand epoch, during the 1920 - 1940s. the complex drastically changed its appearance from "the epicenter of expat activity" to an industrial site when the shanghai institute of biological products took over the campus the 1950s, closed it to the public and developed it further in an industrial context. the institute ceased operations not too long after though, and the site laid inaccessible for over half a century, slowly being overgrown, enveloped by urban development - and almost forgotten. the vast complex, which once featured a pool, gym, ballroom, bowling alley, various tennis courts and a colorful assortment of architectural structures, displays a cross-section of twentieth century colonial architecture, from art deko to spanish colonial revival style - extended by sleek industrial buildings added over the years. fortunately this "sleeping beauty" array of significant shanghai architecture was recently awaked from its enchanted slumbers and redeveloped into a vibrant public area and mixed-use hub. today it combines commercial and cultural spaces, a plaza surrounded by shade trees and fountains, restaurants, cafés and shared offices for creative business. like in the old times, the picturesque pool is the heart of columbia circle. today, cute little restaurants and cafés offer poolside dining all around it, but unfortunately, swimming is not allowed. when i strolled through the vast complex half of the pool was obstructed by a runway and shooting equipment, columbia circle was obviously rented out for a fashion show lately. but to me, this only enhanced the flair of historic significance and glamour this place radiates, so i jumped on the chance and took some pics of the models, too 💦
a farewell stroll through ferguson lane.
former french concession, shanghai.
i only wanted to see you laughing in the purple rain
jiading wisteria garden, shanghai
touch. jiading wisteria garden, shanghai.
we used to take all our guests in shanghai to zhujiajiao, “the venice of the east”. i miss the hustle and bustle of this ancient water town.
last march my shanghai mamas and I went on a mission to visit the best exhibitions of our crazycool city here: yayoi kusama: all about love speaks forever at fosun art foundation
all about love speaks forever - yayoi kusama
fosun art foundation, shanghai, march 2019