Christmas, Uncategorized PAULANER CHRISTMAS MARKETS 7 December 2010

Outdoor fairs are few and far between in China, and since we’re quickly sliding into winter here, we wanted to take full advantage of a particularly sunny yet temperate day and check out the Christmas markets, held by Paulaner restaurant. I liked how the 25? entry cost could be redeemed at any of the food stalls – fantastic way to keep the masses out, but very reasonable to let us redeem it for food. Hilariously though, the food wasn’t that cheap (think 35? for the little hash browns below) so the 25? didn’t exactly go very far πŸ˜‰ I was under the assumption that since it was held on Paulaner’s premises, and their restaurant would obviously benefit with the hundreds of people there, the food stalls would be subsidized and pretty cheap. But nope, it was all actually really expensive. Definitely not value for money, but at least the stalls were all adorably decorated and it did feel like we had stepped out of China.

There were quite a fair number of food stalls, but all strangely sold almost entirely the same foods. Odd that they didn’t have variety. The knick knack stalls were really interesting to potter around and have a look, but most of the stuff was priced for expats/foreigners so we didn’t really get anything. It was lovely walking around soaking in the sun and atmosphere though πŸ™‚


Germans aren’t gonna like me for saying this, but the sign looks like the printer
exploded and printed gibberish on the banner……. heh!!

Soaking in the warm sun

The pretty Christmas markets. Doesn’t look like we’re in China, aye?!

Reibekuchen (German hash browns) served with applesauce and
some sort of sticky molasses sauce (forgot what it was!)

Curried German sausages and bread – luscious

We then settled into the Paulaner restaurant itself, which was packed to the brim with families! So many kids running everywhere and a ton of strollers littered all over the place, *lol*. I guess the whole “family scene” is more our kinda thing now, instead of the partying/clubbing scene πŸ˜‰ The portions at Paulaner are really reasonable, which I always take delight in. I think we OD’d on sausages though! In retrospect, would’ve gotten the pork schnitzel or something. Still, lovely food, hit the spot, and a nice way to spend a lazy weekend πŸ™‚


The packed out dining area of Paulaner

Me and my strawberry milkshake

A very generous bread basket with pate, fat, and butter.

Assorted sausages and sauerkraut!

Well-fed and sausage’d out


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Throughout your pregnancy is it easy for you to find good fresh milk to drink in Shanghai? When I stayed in Hong Kong for over a month, finding fresh milk like in Canada that didn’t have water and like milk powder as the first ingredients was so hard for me (even McD’s milk). In the summer in China I didn’t even attempt to find milk. Only good milk like I get in Canada (fat free) that I got was at our hotel in the breakfast πŸ™‚ Curious what kind of milk you get in Shanghai!

Throughout your pregnancy is it easy for you to find good fresh milk to drink in Shanghai? When I stayed in Hong Kong for over a month, finding fresh milk like in Canada that didn’t have water and like milk powder as the first ingredients was so hard for me (even McD’s milk). In the summer in China I didn’t even attempt to find milk. Only good milk like I get in Canada (fat free) that I got was at our hotel in the breakfast πŸ™‚ Curious what kind of milk you get in Shanghai!

you are definitely the prettiest non-Hollywood actress (or are you?) pregnant person I’ve seen so far! most of the people I see who are pregnant are all so frumpy! πŸ™‚

Aww you are mad nice! But it’s also cos I haven’t taken photos of me slouching around at home on the couch in my baggy clothes, teehee

you are definitely the prettiest non-Hollywood actress (or are you?) pregnant person I’ve seen so far! most of the people I see who are pregnant are all so frumpy! πŸ™‚

Aww you are mad nice! But it’s also cos I haven’t taken photos of me slouching around at home on the couch in my baggy clothes, teehee

Was there a Annual Gift Man for kiddies to sit on? What’s a Christmas Market without Annual Gift Man? ;p

That last shot of you two is particularly sweet!

Annual gift man…. heh! I actually think there was. But really, what caught our attention was a Minnie Mouse wandering around the kids – what has that got to do with Christmas?! πŸ˜›

you and your outfit…massive prettiness!

i am in constant amazement that you can eat so much meat during your pregnancy. i could barely stomach a simple hamburger during my pregnancies …a few bites was usually all i could muster. And the smell of sausage was THE WORST. you’re so v. lucky that you can still enjoy all the food that you adore!

Aww thank you, you’re really nice!

I didn’t get any food aversions or cravings throughout my pregnancy, thankfully! However, I really shouldn’t be eating sausages (it’s not exactly a great cut of meat) so this was actually the first time I ate sausages since getting pregnant. Also, burgers are a no-no for me (minced meat is also not great esp if not totally cooked through)… I miss them soooooo much! Just as well you couldn’t stomach ’em since you shouldn’t really be eating that kinda stuff πŸ˜›

Was there a Annual Gift Man for kiddies to sit on? What’s a Christmas Market without Annual Gift Man? ;p

That last shot of you two is particularly sweet!

Annual gift man…. heh! I actually think there was. But really, what caught our attention was a Minnie Mouse wandering around the kids – what has that got to do with Christmas?! πŸ˜›

you and your outfit…massive prettiness!

i am in constant amazement that you can eat so much meat during your pregnancy. i could barely stomach a simple hamburger during my pregnancies …a few bites was usually all i could muster. And the smell of sausage was THE WORST. you’re so v. lucky that you can still enjoy all the food that you adore!

Aww thank you, you’re really nice!

I didn’t get any food aversions or cravings throughout my pregnancy, thankfully! However, I really shouldn’t be eating sausages (it’s not exactly a great cut of meat) so this was actually the first time I ate sausages since getting pregnant. Also, burgers are a no-no for me (minced meat is also not great esp if not totally cooked through)… I miss them soooooo much! Just as well you couldn’t stomach ’em since you shouldn’t really be eating that kinda stuff πŸ˜›