Li Jia Hotel
Travel Blogs from Kunshan
Decadent Shanghai
... Well how about an orchestra, opera singers, string quartet, dancing girls and a full scale Maori performance? And then finding you've still got 20 puddings to try? It was tough work, but nothing summed up our time in Shanghai better.
When we return to Shanghai, we'll be on our tour, which G Adventures has recently renamed to "China on a shoestring". With Alex away next weekend, I'm predicting a very different experience.
Next stop: ...
Touring Xixi & the Bund
... be able to assist.
Well for two westerners to catch a taxi from way out of the city centre proved to be an issue. We tried to flag down a few taxis in the street that we were in, but they either ignored us or just waved back, so off to a busier street we went, but with the same result. A woman on a scooter stopped and asked if she could help, and then just shrugged & laughed when the next few taxis also dismissed us with a wave.
A short taxi ride ...
Week 4
I hired a driver yesterday and went to Shanghai and picked up Gail and her sister Carol at the airport. The plane was 1 hr late so by the time we got back to Qidong it was 3 am there time They looked a little haggard but they were up bright and early and prepared to venture out and shop and explore a bit of the city. The luxury car and driver drove 2 hrs each way plus waited 2 or so hrs at a cost of 1200 ...
So far, so good!
... won't work unless I'm in the room. My room key has some kind of microchip and when I come into my room, I have to put it in a little slot on the wall and then the power comes one. When I leave and take the key card out, the room goes black and the a.c. shuts off. It's actually a brilliant conservation method but does make maintaining a comfortable room temperature somewhat difficult.
On the morning after our arrival, we all met for our first day ...
Modern Shanghai
... planet suggested it might be at the weekend. I spent a good few hours walking around its many inner and outer gardens sneaking onto the end of the odd tour group to hear more. From the exit I was in a bazaar area full of stalls selling gifts and food but most impressively two guys playing a bamboo saxophone and flute. I managed to negotiate the allies with a little help and find the temple of the gods which housed more buddah relics including a guardian which I ...
Location
Other places to stay in Kunshan
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Swissotel Kunshan
Downtown, Kunshan | 4 star hotelfrom $103 -
Pounder Hotel
No.888 Beimen Road, Kunshan | Hotel -
Sovereign Hotel
No.33 Qianjin Middle Road, Kunshan | Hotelfrom $89 -
Pullman Kunshan Newport Hotel
Downtown, Kunshan | 4 star hotelfrom $83 -
Royal Hotel
Yangcheng Lake Resort, Kunshan | Hotelfrom $99 -
Kunshan Hotel
Downtown, Kunshan | Hotelfrom $55 -
Doubletree By Hilton Huaqiao Kunshan
Huaqiao, Kunshan | Hotelfrom $103 -
King Kong Garden Hotel
Downtown, Kunshan | Hotelfrom $109 -
Yu Xing Hotel
Downtown, Kunshan | Hotel -
Fairmont Yangcheng Lake
Yangcheng Lake Resort, Kunshan | Hotelfrom $144 -
Ramada Kunshan
Downtown, Kunshan | 4 star hotelfrom $75 -
KG Landmark Hotel
Downtown, Kunshan | Hotel -
Hanting Express Kunshan Railway Station
Downtown, Kunshan | Hotel -
Zhouzhuang Hotel
Zhouzhuang, Kunshan | Hotel -
Zhouzhuang Hotel Kunshan
Zhouzhuang, Kunshan | Hotel -
Yizui Crown Hotel
Downtown, Kunshan | Hotelfrom $79 -
Windsor Park Hotel
Downtown, Kunshan | 1 star hotelfrom $105 -
Fugui Grand Hotel
Downtown, Kunshan | Hotelfrom $60 -
C.Straits Beautiful Scene Hotel
Downtown, Kunshan | Hotelfrom $36 -
Garden International Hotel
Downtown, Kunshan | Hotelfrom $61 -
Zhengutang Hotel
The Junction of Xianyuan Long and Beishi Street, Kunshan | Hotel -
Huadong International Hotel
Downtown, Kunshan | Hotelfrom $89 -
Kaiyue Business Hotel
No.581 Beimen Road, Yushan Town, Kunshan | Hotel -
Yi Zui Tian Yuan Hotel
Downtown, Kunshan | Hotel -
Dianshan Lake Hotel
Dianshanhu Town, Kunshan | Hotel -
Courtyard by Marriott Kunshan
Huge Plaza, No.888 Qianjin East Road, Kunshan | 4 star hotelfrom $102
