China - never a dull moment!

[JackMiles]

Return today is Linpingnan-Hongqiao with newer herringbone seats - never had these before:

Oh wow, this looks fantastic. All the comfort of a very good J seat plus the big window and passing scenery of a train. What a superb way to travel. Is there a bar car to stroll to as well??

 

[TheEmu]

Do you have an undeclared interest in Chinese HSR mate?

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Tongren?

 

[TheEmu]

Oh wow, this looks fantastic. All the comfort of a very good J seat plus the big window and passing scenery of a train. What a superb way to travel. Is there a bar car to stroll to as well??

Not that I've found. Last time I used one, the overnight sleeper trains didn't have a dining car - there's an area at the end of each car with hot water dispensers for your 2-minute noodles.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

No unfortunately no boozer onboard

 

[markis10]

Not that I've found.

Drinks and food can be ordered with the offical App and gets delivered to you seat, there is also an option to order off site food and nominate a stop for it to be delivered to the train.

 

[JackMiles]

Drinks and food can be ordered with the offical App and gets delivered to you seat, there is also an option to order off site food and nominate a stop for it to be delivered to the train.

That's all very good, especially the delivery to station option, but I'd still like the romance of a bar/dining car. Where else to assemble all the suspects of the mysterious murder??

 

[Chatswood]

Onboard catering - dodgy warm sweet coffee and snack box which I will ‘gift’ to the next kid I see
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That snack is from the Park Hotel in Shanghai, supposedly they have snacks or pastries that are quite famous and attracts queues. What was inside?

 

[Cruiser Elite]

I didn’t open it - I gifted it to a kid - mostly cough inside these boxes on trains

 

[Chatswood]

I didn’t open it - I gifted it to a kid - mostly cough inside these boxes on trains

That’s true, when I was in business class the snack box was full of what appeared to be pick-and-mix selections from Walmart China. It’s really unfortunate because the actual meal wasn’t too bad

 

[Cruiser Elite]

Hilton across China as of this month adopted a new ‘Status Recognition’ activity of placing a small tier identified Status Star on your table at breakfast:


Rolled out only this month across all Hilton brands.

OMG we all know the Chinese adore status recognition