Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Hong Kong straight to the Peninsula in a Rolls



I knew we were going to stay at the famously glamorous Peninsula hotel, but I didn't have any idea what Marty had in store for us. This hotel is where East meets West perfectly, which the island of Hong Kong exemplifies. I didn't really have a big desire to come to Hong Kong, but now, I think it is one of my favorite cities. It is dramatic and international and it all seems unreal.

This is the video of our ride from the airport in the Rolls Royce. A big surprise, and a little tough to recieve. Though I did my best.

Here we are..... and then we bypass check in because we were met at the door by our private concierge and escorted to our suite (!).

This is obviously where Steve Wynn got his inspiration for the Bellagio and the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. And movie buffs might want to know that in the latest Batman movie, the helicopter lands on the roof of this hotel. More later.

Marty ended up eating that fruit - a rambutan from Malaysia. He said it wasn't as good as it looked, but the papaya was perfect.

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