Air New Zealand to Shangri-La

Air New Zealand's pitch is that they have been voted the world's best airline. Well, they have just acquired two more votes. They are superb. Their business class layout is quite different from anything we've seen before with angled areas, each with some seclusion and providing room for the seating to be converted into a comfortable flat bed. But it is the food and drink and accompanying service which really excels. In my book they have overtaken Brittany Ferries for 'best restaurant'. Clodagh was more abstemious but I wined and dined well including a good port with my cheese.

We arrived at Hong Kong late afternoon and got a taxi to the Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel, in which we have a superb harbour view room.

 

It gives a great night time view of Hong Kong Island on the other side of the harbour.

 

There was then only time for an evening walk along the harbour front and its 'Avenue of Stars', which was thronged with people taking photos of their partners with their hands placed in the imprints of some Chinese film star. These were predominantly Chinese and one assumes they were on holiday from mainland China.

 

Robert Cole