Intercontinental Shanghai

... 's Park.  The most fascinating thing in that area was the buildings surrounding the park.  The architectural styles in Shanghai are eye-catching. My basic itinerary for today was to go explore the Shanghai Museum in the ...

... to Shanghai (including a Hummer!....BFB),  got each of us our own rooms in a 5-star hotel in downtown Shanghai called the Intercontinental Shanghai Puxi, and gave all of us complimentary Expo day passes. Oh ya, and when we got there, they took all ...

... , wine, cocktails and canapes! It was also great to spend a couple of nights with Nigel – eating dinner at Shanghai's best restaurants and being introduced to some great people like Scott and Cherry. Scott is a young Australian photographer who, ...

... das grandiose Finale. Das Publikum tobte. Westi und ich gratulierten persönlich. Zuvor nahmen wir uns Zeit für eine kleine Shanghai Rundfahrt. Der Guide setzte uns natürlich in blöde Touristenfallen, auch auf Anfrage wollte er uns "dirty old school" ...

... schlafen sondern shummern.  Ich therapierte mit exessivem Tetrisspiel.  Die ganzen 11 Stunden Flug tat ich also kein Auge zu. In Shanghai wurden wir dann direkt ins  fünf Sterne Hotel chauffiert - da lässt es sich gut schlafen! Und ...

... 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 the train would outrun the cars on ...

... 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 ...

... would have been best to see Hangzhou on a overnight trip so you are not rushed. Plan D...I took the Metro to the Intercontinental hotel  because I left my jacket in the closet during my stay last week.  Fortunately, the cleaning staff did ...

... 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 ...

C'est simplement un truc de malade! Ils ont tous vu en gigantesque, et c'est vraiment impressionnant, 900000 entrer le jour où j'y suis aller, 50000 le minimum et plus de 1million max! C'est super bien foutu, et après une ptite sieste à coter d'une ...

... and dropped Mike at the travel agent with half an hour to spare, while I went on with the kids to check into the Intercontinental. This was our little splurge to make up for the inconvenience of having to go to Hong Kong early (we are heading off there ...

... was a little calmer, depending on how many evil cruise ships are in port. Anyway, got a taxi to our hotel, the Presidente Intercontinental. Got our welcome champagne and I am liking this place already. Our room is very nice and big with lots of nice ...

... city but during one of the expansions it was walled shut.  It definitely was a culture shock going from the Intercontinental in Shanghai (4.5 stars) to this (3 stars??).  I could rant further but decide to post the warning if you have a choice ...

... was insane. It was about an hour's wait, and being impatient (as well as hungry) people, we strolled over to the Intercontinental hotel right on the waterfront, and we were seated right away. The view through the floor- to-ceiling windows (real cathedral ...

... her. She is a charming and classy woman. Hoi-Yin told us the place with the best view of Hong Kong at night is the Intercontinental Lounge. So that's where we headed that evening. We dressed up for the occasion... me in the custom made suit Shachi and the ...

... also compares with a fine dining experience.  Lufthansa contracts with signature chefs from the countries it serves on intercontinental flights.  Today catering was designed by Max Yan from the China World Hotel in Beijing.  Arriving in ...

... looked lovely. What else, oh yes I had part of my fortune read (ie you could only ask one question), visited the Intercontinental hotel for a drink (Bex's suggestion) which was lovely and we saw a fab light show that all the large buildings put on. I ...