The REAL culture shock is the Peninsula Hotel - newly opened on the Bund. This hotel is "over the top." And - I must say I deserve it after two weeks of squatting-to-pee out in the country.
Like so many things in China it's sensory overload and almost too much to desribe. When were you last in a hotel where there were six telephones and each was on a console that controlled every light, TV, radio, called for a housekeeper, concierge or masseuse, had a language setting, enabled bluetooth, a variety of other regular hotel service and had a button to press for VOIP, i.e. You can call anyone, anywhere in the world for free! (If you're wondering why I haven't called you it's because I'm too busy writing these blogs.) Of course, there's an espresso maker, stereo system, fax machine, incredible bathroom with "rain forest shower" (my most favorite feature), ming vases, unlimited lychee nuts (yes, daddy...unlimited fresh lychee nuts) and drum roll....in the walk in closet there's a "nail dryer". As if anyone who stayed in a room like this polishes her own nails.
A far cry from the squat toilets if Xi'an. There's no way to capture it in a photo so I'm just attaching a photo of the console of buttons in the spa bathtub and Marc drinking his morning coffee in the lobby from silver service.
You've come a long way, China.
No comments:
Post a Comment