| When you stay in the Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel | | | | I have eaten in many restaurants buffet style |
| room with a harbour view, then you get a | | | | in five star hotels all over the world, but |
| harbour view with a vengeance. I had | | | | this has to rank amongst the best, because |
| forgotten how beautiful it all was, until at | | | | you not only could have western breakfast |
| ten o'clock at night the baggage porter | | | | food cooked as you waited but also a huge |
| pressed the automatic button to open the | | | | number of chinese delicacies as well. I have |
| curtains, and there the full majesty of night | | | | to confess we ate in several evenings because |
| time Hong Kong island Wanchai district was | | | | the food was so good. |
| exposed to us. | | | | |
| | | | The Tapas Bar was a daily stopping off spot, |
| Wakening in the morning the first thing we | | | | which reminded me of how much my children |
| did was to sit up in bed as the curtains | | | | could demolish without apprciation of the |
| slowly opened, and we saw the busy harbour, | | | | quality or the price!! Happy Hour and two |
| boats, junks, and sampans rushing here and | | | | large glasses of wine for the price of one |
| there, it was a highlight of our time in Hong | | | | eased the pain, and the Tapas were as good as |
| Kong. | | | | in many Spanish Bars. |
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| We were very pleased with our choice of hotel | | | | If you want to see photographs as well go to |
| firstly because there were four of us, the | | | | |
| children are 11 and 8, and the room was large | | | | English afternoon tea in the lobby was also |
| enough to accommodate us all. | | | | impressive, and I haven't begun to explain |
| | | | how central the Kowloon Shangri La is to Star |
| The restaurant we used for our meals, mainly | | | | Ferry, Nathan Road, and all the necessary |
| breakfast but also dinner was Cafe Cool. | | | | ports of call we tourists have to make. |
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