Day 4: Good O Jesse! :)

Somehow Jesse Restaurant (老吉士) became a must go for us when we are in Shanghai. So here we were again this evening. :) Pretty tired from our mini Nanking adventure but looking forward to a scrumptious meal. :)))

Shredded chicken with mung bean sheets.

Treasure beneath the stack of tea leaves. :)

Fishy gem :)))

Irresistible crabby feast ;)

Lovely egg with chives :)

Braised eggs 

Braised pork...Ann's never sick of it :D

Fried rice

Spring onion lamien :)

Where's next after a satisfying meal? To the DVD shop! :D

Details of Old Jesse (老吉士):
41 Tianping Lu (near Huaihai Lu)

Metro Line 1 Xujiahui Station

Shanghai 

上海市徐汇区天平路41号 近淮海路

地铁1号线徐家汇站

T: +86 21-62829260

Day 4: Completing Our Nanjing Trip with a Visit to Sun Yat Sen Mausoleum

A trip to Nanjing seemed incomplete without a visit to Sun Yat Sen Mausoleum.

The steps up the Sacrificial Hall are nothing after you conquered Huang Shan! :)))

A 4.6-meter-high stone statue of Dr. Sun Yat-sen sits in the center of the Sacrificial Hall. The ceiling features Kuomingtang flag and north of the hall lies Dr Sun's final resting place.

A panaromic view of Nanjing from the top of the Mausoleum. :)

Day 4: A Taste of Huaiyang Cuisine at Plum Garden (梅苑)

Plum Garden Nanjing is famed for its Huaiyang dishes (淮扬菜). I tried googling to have a better understanding of this cuisine and learned something new today. :) Huaiyang cuisine is considered to be amongst one of the Four Great Traditions (四大菜系) dominating China's culinary heritage. The other three include Cantonese cuisine, Shandong cuisine and Sichuan cuisine.

Huaiyang dishes are light in flavor & suit us pretty well. :)

Signature Salted Duck (盐水鸭)

Seasonal veg

Shrimps :)

Crab meat tofu (蟹粉豆腐)

Loving it :)

Sweet & sour pork

Cod fish fried till golden brown & crispy :)

A taste of Huaiyang dishes at its finest at Plum Garden. ;)

Details of Plum Garden (梅苑):
2/F, Jinling Hotel
2 Hanzhong Road
Gulou District
鼓楼区汉中路2号金陵饭店2楼
T: +86 25 8471 1888 ext. 4204
Open daily:11.30 a.m.-2.30 p.m
                  6.00 p.m.-10.00 p.m

Day 3: Nanjing Dapaidang (南京大牌档)

Nanjing Dapaidang (南京大牌档) is distinctive for its huge & many lanterns. :) We were here for Nanjing cuisine! :)

The resturant was crowded on a Thurs evening! We plonked ourselves in front of the stage, hoping to catch some traditional performance. Alas there wasn't any. :)))

Seasonal veg

Braised eel was quite delish :)

Shredded tofu in chicken broth 

Dumplings 

Five spiced beef vermicelli, an acquired taste...

Only Ann seemed to enjoy it. :)))

Bamboo rice

Sharing it with Lin :)

Spring onion pancakes were too oily. *.*

Minced pork with beans

Clearing the greasy dinner with a cup of Chinese tea :)

Details of Nanjing Dapaidang (南京大牌档):
(夫子庙水平方店) 
秦淮区建康路3号水平方6楼  
T: +86 025 6817 6777

Day 3: Hot Spring Indulgence at Kayumanis Nanjing

Apparently mineral baths are one of Nanjing best kept secret. We checked out the most luxurious resort in town, Kayumanis. It boasts 20 private villas, each with its own personal hot spring bath tubs and mini pool in the courtyard.
We chose Rose Finch Villa.

Afternoon tea...

by the pool... :)

We had breakfast served to our doorstep the next day. For a Conde Nast listed hotel, the service wasn't what we had expected. :( Firstly, they got our breakfast order wrong. Secondly They forgot to bring the iron over too and when we asked them about it, the staff said she wasn't sure if they have an iron. 

Morning dip into our courtyard hot spring bath tub. :)))

The temperature of the water is hot! Hot! Hot! *.*

Hot spring bath on a sunny day. :)

Tina & I were jumping between the hot spring bath & the pool which was icy cold! : /

Freeeeeeeeeezzzziiiiiinnnng

Details of Kayumanis Nanjing: 
No 12 Hot Spring Road
Tangshan Town
Nanjing 211131
P.R. China
T: +86 25 8410 7777
Email: nanjing@kayumanis.com
W: http://www.kayumanis.com/units/page/41/231/introduction