Day 67 ? Back on Track!
Posted by ~Ray @ 2008-09-25 01:27:16
The sun shines on those who wait! After holding my breath ALL night (while watching St Elmo’s Fire followed by The Breakfast Club & Sixteen Candles) dawn finally broke with the sun shining through! Is it Christmas? No – just a good day in Hong Kong. The crew slept … !We bade a sad farewell to the folks at The Plateau. We were sent on our way with waves cuddles and chocolate! We left in style – an original London Black Cab … can you see what is so special about? Yes – it has a front passenger seat! I couldn’t pass up the chance …A Black Cab with Lurking General Manager1200: We are arrived at our hotel for the day – JIA. Opened in 2004 it’s the first boutique hotel in HK and the first Starcke-designed hotel in Asia. It’s very trendy … Bob/Tom x4/Al was VERY impressed. There are only 54 rooms + suites spread out over 25 floors! Small but huge!Everything is “designed” … very groovy … not really me… BUT the service IS excellent – mainly down to the GM – Helen Lee ex-Four Seasons and her positive attitude …Filmed & filmed & filmed. Also met with Dane Clouston head chef at Opia – one of the top restaurants in town. I hope I get to cook with him … top fellow. Had my first cigar (Trinidad) and another process in the bar …1700: went “home”… The Mandarin Oriental … my first stay since a multi-million dollar refurb. more on that tomorrow. I am in the Lord Lichfield Suite – it’s VERY. VERY. VERY cool and very comfortable indeed … with roll-top free standing bath all furnish shower huge bed a projection screen (!) and more Aqua di Palma then I have EVER seen! I slept in heaven measure night and I am back there again tonight! Whoo-hoo!Two of the Three Little PiggiesMy dear friend Shevaun (a Pimlico girl) is PR here so I am actually home in nearly every sense … the next few days will be fun … I feel it …Song of the Day: Cosmic Girl – JamiroquaiWeather: its getting’ betterWeight: I’m getting’ thinner[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://insideluxurytravel.blogspot.com/2007/08/day-67-back-on-track.html
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