Album Of Life: Winter trip to Beijing and Shanghai Day 8

Monday, 10 February 2014

Winter trip to Beijing and Shanghai Day 8

Day 8 : Shanghai - Hong Kong - KLIA

Today is our final day in Shanghai . Our flight to Hong Kong will be at 1220 hrs . We will transit to Hong Kong for 1 hours and soon after that we will take another flight to KLIA . For return back to Hong Kong and to Malaysia , we are also using Cathay Pacific as our flight carrier .

We moving out from our hotel at 0900 hrs . For info the location of our hotel is not very far from Shanghai International Airport , it is just 20 min drives . The airport known as Pudong International airport . Same like Beijing International airport , this airport also very huge and one of the busiest in the world .

Our check in progress very smooth . None of us been charged for excess luggage . Before departure , once again we have a last group photo . We believed that once in Hong Kong and back to Malaysia , we are either really rushing to embrace other families member who are waiting at the airport or rushing to catch up taxi getting back home . For us , we will stayed one night again at the same YouniQ hotel , KLIA and the next morning at 0900 hrs, we will take another flight ( MAS ) to Kuantan for our home sweet home . Alhamdulillah , we really enjoyed our holiday and back to our home safely .

On my opinion going for holiday using travel agent :
1. The trip is much more organised .
2. Solat , you have an advantage of performed it at the dedicated mosque .
3. Foods arrangement . All are halals . Had the opportunity exploring halal restaurant in the area .

4. Getting to know new friends and families .
5 For POTO Travel , as tour leader , Hj Damanhuri as the representative and act as little ambassador for the company , had shows his good commitment . This proved that this is the travel agent that I might choose for my next holiday if I'm using travel agent again .

Our hotel in Shanghai

hotel restaurant

Say good bye ... member of our tour in the bus

At departure hall .. Pudong International airport , Shanghai

fathers' group ... me with Hj Damanhuri , Hj Miskandar and Hj Jasmi

daughters' group

sons' group

a group of wives

group of youngster ... including youthful father , Hj Roy Fadil ( middle )

son with Mrs Mary ( our tourist guide )

boarding our flight to Hong Kong

B777 300ER

inflight meals

Information on our next connecting flight

Transit at Hong Kong airport ... proceed to next flight to KLIA

our next flight to KLIA , Kuala Lumpur

youngest son too tired ...

touch down at KLIA

everybody really happy ... hey we have come back to Malaysia

wife with sales girl buy some chocolates ... Malaysian are more friendly

HOME SWEET HOME !!!

stayed for one night before our next flight to Kuantan

Day 9 : KLIA - Kuantan

Flight back to Kuantan and then drove back to Kemaman . BYE BYE ... will share with your all again on another trip for the year of 2014 . Destination ? Still not yet decided . Any proposal ?????

My trip observation :

1. Beijing is really a big city . Most of the building are new, modern and fast growing . There are so many tourist especially at the forbidden city . From what I see in media for the past few years , the people in Beijing used a lot of bicycle but nowadays you can see a lot of car especially European made ie Audi and Volkswagen .

2. Most of our itenaries for our tour included government shops which our tourist guide said this is compulsory as win win situation , as the result the cost of ground tour charged much more cheaper . I believed the tourist guide will be given commision based on that . I think this is a good idea since most of the tourist will spends money and generated more income to the government and offcourse the agent !

3. Public toilet ! This is something at the negative side . Always bring empty bottle to "wash" yourself .

4. According to Amin and Mrs Mary , recently , there are a lot of Malaysian coming for their holidays in China . Most of the china people like Malaysian coz we like to spends @ shoppings and most of us are friendlier ! Don't be surprised most of the salesgirl can speak " little " Malays .

5. If you travel on your own . The cost of public transport is very cheap especially the subway and train . But be careful with the taxi ! For special visit ie Great Wall , Forbidden city , Summer Palace ... you can browse through the internet and read from other blogger to choose the reliable travel agent for ground arrangement only .

6. Sometime you can see they are very "pushy" , "aggressive" and have a creative ideas for good "marketing strategy" when they want to sell something ! But bear in mind to be always firm with your decision and be professional while facing the situation . Actually they are fighting for their "survival " and "competing "each other .... as you know there are billions of Chinese in great China .

7. Shanghai is also fast growing city . It is known as financial city . Shanghai is much more westernized compared to Beijing .

8. Both city , Beijing and Shanghai , the people are fashionable . Now , since past few years China government make an open door policy , you can now realized that they are already far infront of us interm of civilization and technology .... and they are as good as American and European ! or may be better !!