We heard that the Wanda mall had opened and wanted to check it out. So Saturday, we had a look. It was hopping with people and filled with impressive shops (it almost felt like a mall in Beijing), a soon-to-open Starbucks (they said it will open this next week) and a Haagen Dazs!

H&M, Zara, Honey’s, Watsons and many others were all there too.  A few of the bigger names are still not open.

The store that most caught our attention (and that of our toddler!) was Haagen-Dazs. There was a line of people waiting to get into the store. We didn’t realize it but they let us right in. I think that we were their first foreign customers, so they all quickly practied their welcomes in English and then we found our way to the till. It was quite chaotic. I’ve never seen so many people getting ice-cream before. I’m guessing that it was one of the most popular stores at the Wanda Mall.

Our friend treated us to some wonderful double-scoop bowls of ice-cream. It was a bit of a race to finish since we had a toddler trying to get more on each spoonful than us. Heavenly! I use to love Dairy Queen, but this is head and shoulders above a blizzard or chocolate dipped cone:)

So check out the Wanda Mall and enjoy:) It’s across from the Century Park. Just look out for the flourescent lights, IMAX signs and traffic. You’ll be sure to find it.

The Wanda Mall is across from Century park. (Shiji Gongyuan.) It’s on Hui’an Road and Jianhua Avenue.  The flashing lights from the building are a dead give-away. Continue reading →