Comments for My Shanghai That's Shanghai http://www.q2hoo.com About Shanghai,Living in Shanghai, Working in Shanghai, Shanghai Trip Advices, And My Life & Travel Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:43:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on My Shanghai - A young beauty in Shanghai by Hoo http://www.q2hoo.com/2009/05/my-shanghai-thats-shanghai.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1839 Hoo Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:13:19 +0000 http://www.q2hoo.com/?p=3#comment-1839 Hi Surinder, Welcome to Shanghai! Regarding your question about the hotel, the two hotels (Hilton and Central View Suites) are both good choice, very central location, close to the main shopping street, good room and services. Other choices may include some international chain hotels near the Bund. You can take trains to Hangzhou and Suzhou (the bulletin trains). About 1 hour to Hangzhou and 30 minutes to Suzhou from Shanghai. Please note there are two train stations in Shanghai: - Shanghai Railway Station (Suzhou) - South Shanghai Railway Station (Hangzhou) I am really sorry that i couldn't recommend any tourist bus/guide company, because first of all I am not working in this industry and I personally haven't used any of this services. But the hotels you stay can provide loads of this information. Besides Hangzhou and Suzhou, other cities you can go is Nanjing, very historical. Or some water towns if you are interested, such as Zhou Zhuang, Wu Zhen or Tongli. Enjoy your time! Hi Surinder,

Welcome to Shanghai!

Regarding your question about the hotel, the two hotels (Hilton and Central View Suites) are both good choice, very central location, close to the main shopping street, good room and services. Other choices may include some international chain hotels near the Bund.

You can take trains to Hangzhou and Suzhou (the bulletin trains). About 1 hour to Hangzhou and 30 minutes to Suzhou from Shanghai. Please note there are two train stations in Shanghai:
- Shanghai Railway Station (Suzhou)
- South Shanghai Railway Station (Hangzhou)

I am really sorry that i couldn’t recommend any tourist bus/guide company, because first of all I am not working in this industry and I personally haven’t used any of this services. But the hotels you stay can provide loads of this information.

Besides Hangzhou and Suzhou, other cities you can go is Nanjing, very historical. Or some water towns if you are interested, such as Zhou Zhuang, Wu Zhen or Tongli.

Enjoy your time!

]]> Comment on My Shanghai - A young beauty in Shanghai by Surinder http://www.q2hoo.com/2009/05/my-shanghai-thats-shanghai.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1835 Surinder Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:43:00 +0000 http://www.q2hoo.com/?p=3#comment-1835 I live in USA and will visit Shanghai as a tourist for 5 days in April. Which hotel would you recommend - Hilton Shanghai or Central View Suites? I want a hotel which has better service & rooms and is walking distance to some sight seeing and shopping. I want to take day trip to Huangzhou and also another day trip to Suzhou. How to go there? Can you recommend a tourist bus/guide company? Besides Suzhou and Huangzhou, is there any other historical town near Shanghai that should be visited? Thanks I live in USA and will visit Shanghai as a tourist for 5 days in April.
Which hotel would you recommend - Hilton Shanghai or Central View Suites? I want a hotel which has better service & rooms and is walking distance to some sight seeing and shopping.

I want to take day trip to Huangzhou and also another day trip to Suzhou. How to go there? Can you recommend a tourist bus/guide company? Besides Suzhou and Huangzhou, is there any other historical town near Shanghai that should be visited?

Thanks

]]> Comment on Shanghai to Hangzhou Bullet Train Timetable (2009 Edition) by Hoo http://www.q2hoo.com/2009/06/shanghai-to-hangzhou-bullet-train-timetable.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1632 Hoo Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:32:03 +0000 http://www.q2hoo.com/?p=686#comment-1632 Hi, Chris, Please see my reply <a href="http://www.q2hoo.com/2010/02/question-about-shanghai-to-hangzhou-d-train.htm" rel="nofollow">here.</a> Good luck! Hoo Hi, Chris,

Please see my reply here.

Good luck!

Hoo

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]]> Comment on Shanghai to Hangzhou Bullet Train Timetable (2009 Edition) by Chris http://www.q2hoo.com/2009/06/shanghai-to-hangzhou-bullet-train-timetable.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1574 Chris Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:23:18 +0000 http://www.q2hoo.com/?p=686#comment-1574 Hi! We will travel to shanghai from Malaysia. May i know how much of the D train per pax from shanghai to hangzhuo, and also from hangzhuo to shanghai? We will stay at La Residence at Zhenning Road, Can you suggest which train we should take? Can we book online? Or must buy directly at the counter? Thank you very much! Hi!

We will travel to shanghai from Malaysia. May i know how much of the D train per pax from shanghai to hangzhuo, and also from hangzhuo to shanghai? We will stay at La Residence at Zhenning Road, Can you suggest which train we should take?

Can we book online? Or must buy directly at the counter?

Thank you very much!

]]> Comment on How to verify electronic flight tickets in China? by Barrick http://www.q2hoo.com/2010/01/how-to-verify-electronic-flight-tickets-in-china.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1537 Barrick Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:19:30 +0000 http://www.q2hoo.com/?p=3279#comment-1537 I really enyojed this brilliant blog. Please keep them coming. Greets!!! I really enyojed this brilliant blog. Please keep them coming. Greets!!!

]]> Comment on My Weekend in Shanghai Zoo by Hoo http://www.q2hoo.com/2010/01/my-weekend-in-shanghai-zoo.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1523 Hoo Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:53:12 +0000 http://www.q2hoo.com/?p=3316#comment-1523 The zoo is very big. You can spend a whole day there. I didn't walk through the whole zoo but only been to a few sections, for example, I didn't see the bird but I am sure they were somewhere in the Zoo. And there is also a children playground in the zoo. I guess kids must love there! The zoo is very big. You can spend a whole day there. I didn’t walk through the whole zoo but only been to a few sections, for example, I didn’t see the bird but I am sure they were somewhere in the Zoo. And there is also a children playground in the zoo. I guess kids must love there!

]]> Comment on My Weekend in Shanghai Zoo by rosebelle http://www.q2hoo.com/2010/01/my-weekend-in-shanghai-zoo.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1487 rosebelle Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:25:59 +0000 http://www.q2hoo.com/?p=3316#comment-1487 Hi, I wish one day I can visit Shanghai. In the meantime, your blog will fill me in. Interesting black bear with a white stripe across! Is the zoo big? Hi, I wish one day I can visit Shanghai. In the meantime, your blog will fill me in. Interesting black bear with a white stripe across! Is the zoo big?

]]> Comment on Shanghai to Hangzhou Bullet Train Timetable (2009 Edition) by Hoo http://www.q2hoo.com/2009/06/shanghai-to-hangzhou-bullet-train-timetable.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1476 Hoo Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:51:32 +0000 http://www.q2hoo.com/?p=686#comment-1476 Thanks, Reg, for this useful information. Hoo Thanks, Reg, for this useful information.

Hoo

]]> Comment on Shanghai to Hangzhou Bullet Train Timetable (2009 Edition) by Reg Reberger http://www.q2hoo.com/2009/06/shanghai-to-hangzhou-bullet-train-timetable.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1446 Reg Reberger Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:18:53 +0000 http://www.q2hoo.com/?p=686#comment-1446 We have just booked a ticket from Shanghai to Hangzhou. At the main booking office at the Shanghai station use window 10 (has an English speaking officer). The office is not in the underground station. We have just booked a ticket from Shanghai to Hangzhou. At the main booking office at the Shanghai station use window 10 (has an English speaking officer). The office is not in the underground station.

]]> Comment on Hangzhou to Shanghai Bullet (CRH) Train Timetable (2009) by Hoo http://www.q2hoo.com/2009/09/hangzhou-to-shanghai-bullet-crh-train-timetable-2009.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1429 Hoo Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:55:58 +0000 http://www.q2hoo.com/?p=2410#comment-1429 I've asked some hotels in Shanghai to see if they can buy train tickets for their customers. Some do but some don't. So I guess you need to check with the hotel you booked to see if they can provide this service. The hotels which offer this service suggested to provide the details of the train you would like to take as early as possible. For those short distance CRH trains, tickets are relatively easy to get. But for some lines, it is just impossible to buy. So again, you need to check with the hotel for any specific route. Hotels do charge fee for the service, normally 10% of the ticket price. Again please check with the hotel for this charge. Good Luck! Good luck! I’ve asked some hotels in Shanghai to see if they can buy train tickets for their customers. Some do but some don’t. So I guess you need to check with the hotel you booked to see if they can provide this service.

The hotels which offer this service suggested to provide the details of the train you would like to take as early as possible. For those short distance CRH trains, tickets are relatively easy to get. But for some lines, it is just impossible to buy. So again, you need to check with the hotel for any specific route.

Hotels do charge fee for the service, normally 10% of the ticket price. Again please check with the hotel for this charge.

Good Luck!

Good luck!

]]> Comment on Shanghai Rail Launched Official Train Ticket Booking Hotline (95105105) by Chun Yun (Peak Season for Travel during Chinese New Year) Starts Now! « My Shanghai That’s Shanghai http://www.q2hoo.com/2009/12/shanghai-rail-open-official-train-ticket-booking-hotline-95105105.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1427 Chun Yun (Peak Season for Travel during Chinese New Year) Starts Now! « My Shanghai That’s Shanghai Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:54:54 +0000 http://www.q2hoo.com/?p=3064#comment-1427 [...] tried the telephone booking but to be honest, it was not so friendly (see my previous blog here). Basically you can reserve a ticket on the phone and then collect the ticket at a pick-up office [...] [...] tried the telephone booking but to be honest, it was not so friendly (see my previous blog here). Basically you can reserve a ticket on the phone and then collect the ticket at a pick-up office [...]

]]> Comment on Huang Niu (Yellow Bull) - Scalper in Shanghai by Did you queue for Avatar today? « My Shanghai That’s Shanghai http://www.q2hoo.com/2009/08/huang-niu-yellow-bull-scalper-in-shanghai.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1222 Did you queue for Avatar today? « My Shanghai That’s Shanghai Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:09:23 +0000 http://www.q2hoo.com/?p=1869#comment-1222 [...] published, soon many netizens pointed out a few of guys in this picture were Huang Niu (scalper) (read more about Huang Niu here).  I have to say it is not easy to be the Huang Niu of [...] [...] published, soon many netizens pointed out a few of guys in this picture were Huang Niu (scalper) (read more about Huang Niu here).  I have to say it is not easy to be the Huang Niu of [...]

]]> Comment on Sudden Closure of Shanghai Kai En English Training Center by j_smith213 http://www.q2hoo.com/2009/12/shanghai-kai-en-english-training-center-sudden-closure.htm/comment-page-1#comment-877 j_smith213 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:08:25 +0000 http://www.q2hoo.com/?p=3139#comment-877 In 2007 the schools looked nice and the place was jumping like a party. By 2009 they started to fall apart. Why didn't the students complain?--because Kai En's schools looked just like the schools that most of the local students went to as children. Of course the students weren't focusing on appearance. Kai En won over students with its informal "people approach". The teachers were given a lot of freedom on how they dealt with their students. I highly respect other schools such as EF and WallStreet--they DEFINITELY have their advantages to their approach. The advantage at Kai En, as was told to me by my students that had left WallStreet, EF, and Web was "The teachers at Kai En are more casual and friendly, and the class is easy-going". I am not standing up for the academic approach (or lack there-of) at Kai En, merely offering an insider's perspective. In 2007 the schools looked nice and the place was jumping like a party. By 2009 they started to fall apart. Why didn’t the students complain?–because Kai En’s schools looked just like the schools that most of the local students went to as children. Of course the students weren’t focusing on appearance.

Kai En won over students with its informal “people approach”. The teachers were given a lot of freedom on how they dealt with their students. I highly respect other schools such as EF and WallStreet–they DEFINITELY have their advantages to their approach. The advantage at Kai En, as was told to me by my students that had left WallStreet, EF, and Web was “The teachers at Kai En are more casual and friendly, and the class is easy-going”.

I am not standing up for the academic approach (or lack there-of) at Kai En, merely offering an insider’s perspective.

]]> Comment on My First Ever Dinning Experience at Carl’s Jr Shanghai by Hoo http://www.q2hoo.com/2009/12/my-first-ever-dinning-experience-at-carls-jr-shanghai.htm/comment-page-1#comment-857 Hoo Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:03:01 +0000 http://www.q2hoo.com/?p=3083#comment-857 Thanks for the answer. I thought about take-away before, but obviously I am not business man material. Thanks for the answer. I thought about take-away before, but obviously I am not business man material.

]]> Comment on Sudden Closure of Shanghai Kai En English Training Center by deadair http://www.q2hoo.com/2009/12/shanghai-kai-en-english-training-center-sudden-closure.htm/comment-page-1#comment-853 deadair Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:42:55 +0000 http://www.q2hoo.com/?p=3139#comment-853 seeing as i left kai en about 20 months ago, I could let you know it's been a much longer time that they've been in trouble. i remember reports that they were using money from student E to pay for student A's course. (this means student B,C and D were still in queue) so there were obviously backlogged money problems then. Look at the conditions of the Schools. Peoples Square hardly had a floor, and the walls were dirtier than a street persons underwear. don't believe the reports that the problems started 12 months ago. that was just what all the new teachers thought (seeing as the turnover was pretty high) seeing as i left kai en about 20 months ago, I could let you know it’s been a much longer time that they’ve been in trouble.

i remember reports that they were using money from student E to pay for student A’s course. (this means student B,C and D were still in queue) so there were obviously backlogged money problems then.

Look at the conditions of the Schools. Peoples Square hardly had a floor, and the walls were dirtier than a street persons underwear.

don’t believe the reports that the problems started 12 months ago. that was just what all the new teachers thought (seeing as the turnover was pretty high)

]]> Comment on My First Ever Dinning Experience at Carl’s Jr Shanghai by Bob Q http://www.q2hoo.com/2009/12/my-first-ever-dinning-experience-at-carls-jr-shanghai.htm/comment-page-1#comment-850 Bob Q Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:25:54 +0000 http://www.q2hoo.com/?p=3083#comment-850 In answer to your question "if the drink is refillable, why bother to sell them in different sizes, small, medium or large?"...the answer is take-out! They can make more money when the order is for take-out since the customer is likely to order a larger size drink to take since there can be no refills. In answer to your question “if the drink is refillable, why bother to sell them in different sizes, small, medium or large?”…the answer is take-out! They can make more money when the order is for take-out since the customer is likely to order a larger size drink to take since there can be no refills.

]]> Comment on Be Alert to the Prepaid Membership Card by Sudden Closure of Shanghai Kai En English Training Center « My Shanghai That’s Shanghai http://www.q2hoo.com/2009/05/be-alert-to-the-prepaid-membership-card.htm/comment-page-1#comment-828 Sudden Closure of Shanghai Kai En English Training Center « My Shanghai That’s Shanghai Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:09:05 +0000 http://www.q2hoo.com/?p=432#comment-828 [...] on the customers because once the company is in trouble and they can hardly get their money back (see my previous blog here). And we have seen too many those cases in [...] [...] on the customers because once the company is in trouble and they can hardly get their money back (see my previous blog here). And we have seen too many those cases in [...]

]]> Comment on Shanghai Ferry operation time table - 2009 Edition by Hoo http://www.q2hoo.com/2009/07/shanghai-ferry-operation-time-table-2009-edition.htm/comment-page-1#comment-778 Hoo Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:42:09 +0000 http://www.q2hoo.com/?p=1104#comment-778 Thanks, Laura. Merry Christmas to you! Thanks, Laura. Merry Christmas to you!

]]> Comment on Shanghai Ferry operation time table - 2009 Edition by Laura http://www.q2hoo.com/2009/07/shanghai-ferry-operation-time-table-2009-edition.htm/comment-page-1#comment-777 Laura Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:41:56 +0000 http://www.q2hoo.com/?p=1104#comment-777 The quality of the info is what keeps me on this site, thanks! Wish You a Merry Christmas. :) The quality of the info is what keeps me on this site, thanks!

Wish You a Merry Christmas. :)

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