Intercontinental Pudong

... a little adventurous and use public modes of transportation to get to my hotel.  They have a Mag Lev train connecting the Pudong International Airport to the Shanghai metro system.  For 40 RMB ($6.5) you can ride the train.  I expected ...

... that had initally booked our ticket.  Of course it is 2:00 am in London, but we get through to someone who after playing intercontinental phone tag for four hours, informs us that they are unable to get us to Bangkok until April 13th, and that we are ...

... es riecht nach faul gewordenem Essen und Urin. Der Geruch stammt auch von dem Müllcontainer an der Rückseite des Intercontinental Hotels, der direkt vor dem Eingang zum Hotel Liang An steht. Beim einchecken werden wir extrem unfreundlich empfangen, es ...

Today, I took the Shanghai Metro to the Shanghai Museum during morning rush hour. OMG!!!  Catching the DC Metro at Smithsonian after the July 4th fireworks pales in comparison to this ride.  Now I know what it feels like to be a sardine ...