October 2010
3 posts
Shanghai – City of Lost Umbrellas
I arrived to Shanghai last weekend, the first rainy days in Shanghai this fall they told me. First night I joined my friend Chef Petteri Luoto, one of the top ones in Scandinavia actually, for dinner at pretty high-end blocks of Shanghai and yes, I took my St. Regis umbrella with me. The one I borrowed from the lobby.
Enjoyed beautiful dinner with my friend, watched the city with lights ...
Heading east. But thinking west. Thinking...
I am feeling strange. Very strange, actually. I am writing this while sitting in a plane towards east. Wrong direction, frankly. At least I just found myself thinking very much about west.
”Winds from the west, coming on strong” sings Donavan Frankenreiter in my headphones, superb cool great singer from Southern California. Yes, our second home, very often thinking it should be the primary...
Yes, it is all about a smile. Rest of the story is...
Two weeks ago we stayed over the weekend at the Sheraton, Stockholm, Sweden. Pretty pleasant stay linked to rough moving task taking two of our oldest sons to Stockholm to start their university studies. And as always, I was browsing and researching around me at the hotel. No corner seat lounging this time, just a breakfast to enjoy.
Saturday morning at the breakfast room. Surprisingly busy,...