China - Tibet Autonomous Region and a bit of Japan on the way home

[Matt_01]

The Shangri-La seems to be in a good part of the city. OT from the TR I would like to get a replacement part for my NC cans. It is no longer available in AU but is available in the US, UK and China however they cannot be ordered from overseas and sent to AU as B&O do not allow this. It turns out there was a B&O shop 15 minutes from the hotel so I wandered over, it ended up been a waste of time as the sales rep did not understand what I was after. Any how it may be a good thing that Mrs&MissM are not with as the shops along the way and the mall B&O were in it is most likely I would still be there as closing time is 10pm. Just some random shots of my short time in Chengdu. BTW no idea what the electronic bill board was about, things just scrolled through it. All the locals were taking pictures and video so I joined in as well.

Edit. Later in the evening there was a fair bit of noise and music coming from the place below. It turns out it is a covered bridge full of restaurants and other things to do. The southern side of the river was alive well into the night.

This is the covered bridge taken from the hotel room in the morning.

 

[Matt_01]

The Shangri-La lounges based on my experience they don’t do things by halves. It’s not a few small snacks but rather it can be a meal. Afew photos of the lounge both the restaurant area and downstairs. The staff refer to downstairs as the lounge and upstairs as the restaurant.

 

[Matt_01]

I saw this yesterday day but didn’t go in, it is the lobby lounge. It is a nice space and the drinks on offer is quite extensive. If you like your whisky there is a good selection, from what I understand the standard spirt pour in China is 30ml and I suspect these prices are for a standard pour. That Hibiki 21 will set you back north of AUD2000