Cruise Ships : the Yangtze Gold One ! Read our previous posting at “Chongqing : Mountain city, foggy city!” The Yangtze Gold One is the first of a new series of river cruise ships commissioned by a Chongqing based company specifically for the Yangtze river cruise in China. The Yangtze Gold One was launched just…
Chongqing : Mountain city, foggy city
Chongqing China : Our day in Chongqing ! Read our previous posting at “National Rail travel from Chengdu to Chongqing !” This is nothing short of fantastic. As I am sitting down to write this blog, in the observation lounge on deck 5 of our cruise ship down the Yangtze river, the speaker system is…
National Rail Travel from Chengdu to Chongqing !
National Rail Travel from Chengdu to Chongqing. Read our previous posting “Panda Bear keeper for a day!” I was somewhat anxious about our scheduled train ride from Chengdu to Chongqing aboard a China National Rail high speed train. Our guide had warned us that there would be a lot of stairs and there was no…
Panda Bear keeper for a day
Panda Bear keeper for a day in Chengdu China. Read our previous posting “Shangri-La Hotel Chengdu!” As we were driving to the Chengdu Research Base for Giant Panda Breeding (sic) north of the city of Chengdu, I noticed that the traffic lights had four lights rather than the usual three red, yellow and green ones….
Shangri-La Hotel Chengdu !
Shangri-La Hotel Chengdu. Read the previous posting at “Chengdu China : capital of Sichuan!” Since we were staying at the Shangri-La Hotel Chengdu, we had made reservations at the very formal and top-rated Shang Palace hotel restaurant, where they serve Chinese cuisine at its finest, but at the last minute decided to take it easy…
Chengdu China capital of Sichuan !
Chengdu China capital of Sichuan ! Read our previous posting “Terracotta Warriors of Xi’An!” The Xi’An airport we used, which is actually located in the neighboring town of Xianyang ( another previous capital of China), only just opened two months ago, or so the staff at the first class lounge informed us. And when we later…
Terracotta Warriors of Xi’An !
Terracotta Warriors of Xi’An ! Read our previous posting “China Eastern Airlines to Xi’An“. Dominique was wondering whether we were still on a diet! Yes, there is a scale in our bathroom at the Shangri-La Hotel Xi’An, but I tell Lynn that it is not calibrated properly. I am becoming addicted to the pain au…
China Eastern Airlines to Xi’An !
China Eastern Airlines to Xi’An, the eternal capital of China! Read our previous posting “Beijing China … A hutong and the Olympic Park!” This morning’s breakfast at the Horizon Club lounge of the Shangri-La Hotel Beijing was somewhat of a challenge. None of the staff on duty at the lounge spoke English! An order for…
Beijing China … A hutong and the Olympic Park !
Beijing China … a hutong and the Olympic Park! Read our previous posting “Shangri-La Hotels welcome in Beijing China!” Before I start on our day in Beijing China, I need to mention that I did receive my Chinese cell phone and my Chinese mobile hotspot yesterday; they were waiting for me when we arrived at…
Shangri-La Hotels welcome in Beijing China !
Shangri-La Hotels welcome in Beijing China. Read our previous posting “Air Canada from Toronto to Beijing China!” It is actually Monday 03SEP12 at three in the morning when I start writing this post. Lynn is sleeping in our suite at the Shangri-La Hotel Beijing but, as was always the case when I traveled the world…