Shanghai to Honk Kong

We arrived in Shanghai on time, however the hotel shuttle driver got lost on his way (not sure I understand that?) , however we finally made it to the Grand Hyatt Shanghai. The Hyatt Diamond Check in was on the 83 floor, and the kids went straight to the lounge for snacks. Our rooms are great and we hit the pool on the 53rd floor. Now where to go for dinner?


This is a picture of the Park Hyatt on the left and the Grand Hyatt on the right!

We attempted to go upstairs for dinner but the restaurant was full, so we headed downstairs to Italian. We actually ordered and had them deliver it to the room. Everyone got there "PJ" on and we watched "GNOMEO & JULIET".

We leave Shanghai around 9:30 am for the Pudong International Airport. Shanghai has two major airports. Shanghai is ranked as the number one city by population in the world with just over 23 million residents. The downtown financial district is very impressive to see but with growth comes smog and both Shanghai and Beijing are working on solutions. You can definitely see a haze over the entire city that just doesn't go away.

Here are some pictures of the kids in the lounge having breakfast. Also a few pictures of the hotel main features... picture from the 83rd floor looking down to the 53rd floor.

Room of the hotel

Abey getting ready for breakfast!

Can you read what's behind my bed? I can't!

Kristen playing with the camera!

Jacob playing Minecraft!

Here are some photo's from the lounge on the 83rd Floor.

Golf Driving Range below, in the middle of the business district!

Our plane, going to Shanghai!

Getting movie's downloaded to the iPad for our flight.

Deep into MegaMind the movie.

Shanghai Pudong Airport - Jacob and Kristen before we enter customs. Honk Kong is considered International travel when leaving mainland China.

As we wait on the bus to be taken to the plan, a 747-400 in the background.

We board our plane to Honk Kong, yup we boarded outside.

Abey's birthday present...yup a Coach purse...

Abey displaying her new purse!

Miles Travelled to date: 20,728 (Total Hours of Travel - 45 hrs in the air)

Time Delayed in Airport - 3.5 hrs (LAX)

US Airways - Flight 2508 - Charleston (CHS) to Charlotte (CLT) - 168 miles - CRJ700
US Airways - Flight 721 - Charlotte (CLT) to Los Angeles (LAX) - 2,120 miles - A321
United - Flight 839 - Los Angeles (LAX) to Sydney (SYD) - 7,516 miles - 747-400

Qantas - Flight 922 - Sydney (SYD) to Cairns (CNS) - 1,275 miles - 737-800

Qantas - Flight 925 - Cairns (CNS) to Sydney (SYD) - 1,275 miles - 767-300 

Thai - 476 - Sydney (SYD) to Bangkok (BKK) - 4662 miles - 747-400
Thai - 602 - Bangkok (BKK) to Hong Kong (HKG) - 1048 miles - A330-300

China Southern - 309 - Hong Kong (HKG) to Beijing (PEK) - 1225 miles - A321
China Eastern - 5112 - Beijing (PEK) to Shanghai (SHA) - 674 miles - A330-300
China Eastern - 503 - Shanghai (PVG) to Honk Kong (HKG) - 765 miles - A321