Saturday, October 12, 2013
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Old Haunts in Wan Chai - Hong Kong
Joe Bananas
Old China Hand - Happy Hour ( not crazy hour until 5pm)
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Langham Place - Club Level all day free bar & grazing.
Makes it very hard to force yourself to go out in the heat and crowds to explore Hong Kong, a lovely little Oasis on the 36th floor.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Tour Finished
Well very sadly the tour finished yesterday and we flew to Hong Kong to meet Adam who arrived a couple of hours before us and Jess & Matt who arrived a couple of hours after. Staying on the 35 floor of the Langham Place which has magnificent views over HK (will post a night & day picture later). The holiday starts now as touring is bloody hard work at times and while you see a fantastic amount it could not be called relaxing. Adam had a great time in Vietnam, couldn't get over how cheap it was and how much he liked the people, food and culture.
Our tour group of 20 Aussies & Kiwis was also excellent, no one over the whole tour was ever late or went missing and I never heard a cross word spoken between anyone. I couldn't get over how well travelled the group was and I doubt you could mention one place in the world that some member hadn't been to. The average age would have been over 65 but all where fit and energetic and some were a real barrel of laughs. 7 couples ' 2 sets of sisters (all widows) and two female single supplements in group.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Shanghai
Big day in Shanghai today, Shanghai Museum first then visit to the Bund, after lunch we went up 88 floors in the Jin Mao Tower to the observation deck, then a ride on the Maglev (magnetic levatation ) train to the Airport and back. After that it was off to the French Concession for a drink before dinner finished with a night cruise on the river. Pictures in sections.
Russell
Maglev Train
Shanghai to airport, 31 kms at top speed of 431 kms per hour, drops to 360 when passing the other train returning, pass each other in 0.1 seconds. Cost $10 NZ each way.
Jin Mao Tower
Lift goes 88 floors at 10 meters a second. Takes just under 40 seconds for 340 meters. In the centre you can look down from 88 floor to 56 floor which is lobby of Grand Hyatt Hotel.
Tower from outside
Lift floor & height indicator
Shanghai Tower being built next door, will be 560 meters when finished
Looking down the Hyatt atrium, room corridors all the way down
The Bund from Tower
The Bund
The old mainly British area of a Shanghai built 1880 to 1938 and looking across river to Pudong area built in the last 17 years.
The building just left of the bottle opener is the one we went up.
Financial market Bull on Bund
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Silk Factory visit in Suzhou
Silk worms eating Mulberry leaves
Machine unrolling silk cocoons
Spread silk for duvet inner (guess who has a new summer duvet inner)
Sights around Suzhou
Suzhou is now a high tech centre about 100 kms west of Shanghai but in the past was know for its gardens & canals. It is the start of the Grand Canal from Shanghai to Beijing (longest canal in world) built over 2,000 years ago with parts still in use today.
Sight from Suzhou gardens and streets
Monday, September 23, 2013
Random Photo's from around Guilin (Hastings sister City)
Reed Flute Caves - very much like Waitomo.
Another Bloody Pearl Factory - Laureen will have no money left for HK !
They opened a fresh sea oyster for us and out popped this pearl.
Cormorant Fishing at night - Sorry very dark and can't use flash.
View from our Hotel
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