Beijing: Ascott Beijing Hotel. No. 108B Jiano GUo rd, Chaoyang Dist. (86-10) 6567-8100. $250
Chengdu: Shangri-La Hotel. 9 Binjiang Dong rd. 86-28-8888 9999. $150
Xi’an: Xi’an Hyatt Regency. Dong Da Street. 029-727 4334. $145
Shanghai: Eton Hotel. 535 Pudong Ave, Pudong New Area. 86-21-3878-9888. $202
All rooms were superior or suites, with club level or breakfast included.
Oh yes. Midnight. Tonight.
If you’re wondering “Where in the Hell is Matt Harding“, you are not alone.
… and it feels so good.
I was meeting A and R after 25 and 28 years respectively. Would I recognize R at the BART terminus? Would A and I have anything in common to chat about? Had nothing changed? The answers were surprising, the memories were delicious and the growing up was irreversible. We had the loveliest dinner with my first tomatoes and strawberries of the season, sweeter both for the company they kept.
More reunions later this month, with alcohol fueled revelations and slippages sure to leave many of us a-hanging. The more we change, the more we remain the same. Nothing really changes.
Things to do in Londontown before 1000 (which is when most things open):
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