Friday, February 29, 2008

Holiday Inn Shifu

Just wanted to say a few words about our accomodations. It is a wonderful hotel, the staff is very friendly and helpful, as I have said before the rooms are huge, there is about 10 tv stations in english and our dvd player hooked up to the tv to play endless scooby doo and full house marathons. One of the bellhops (Frank) has become Craig's buddy, he has helped on many occasions. The beds are hard but we find them comfortable, the internet service works well, (.15 per min, $15 max per day) . The bathrooms are nice with an enclosed shower and a large tub, they give you 2 free bottles of water everyday but the shops right outside the hotel sell water for about .25 a bottle.The food in the cafe is good, the other restaurant has eel, shark fin and pigeon on the menu so we will not be eating there. The laundry is expensive but there are so many places on Shamain Island that will pick up and deliver your laundry for 1/10 the price. It is a fun 15 minute walk to Shamain Island everyday as we pass all the shops, there are several McDonalds near our hotel, I am sure we will try it once before we leave. We have never been scared or worried about walking anywhere around the hotel. We do need to remember to bring the Hotel information with us as the taxi drivers don't speak or understand english very well.

That's it for now we are off to buy Ruthie some clothes.

Talk to you all again soon.

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