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