islandgirlmeg

Just got off the Noordam, Honolulu to Auckland. One of the packages offered was 1000 minutes for $250. The other packages were for fewer minutes at a higher rate per minute. That package was perfect for the 31 days we cruised.

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We stayed at the Marriott City Wall in Beijing and as I recall we had no control over the Heat/ac. Nobody except the people at the front desk spoke English. Which was interesting when we went to have breakfast in their breakfast restaurant and later on in their very nice noodle restaurant. The noodle place did have a picture menu. And they were very nice. We just couldn't communicate very deeply. Also there was a hotpot restaurant called Xiabu-Xiabu (Shabu-Shabu) at a nearby Henderson Center Mall where they also didn't speak any English but they were very helpful, including the other customers coming to our rescue when they thought we needed something.

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I solved the hole in the floor toilets problem most of the time. If you are going to touristy areas just head for the handicapped toilets. They are in nice restaurants and tourist area public toilets and hotels. Not my favorite vacation destination but glad I went.

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We always stay at the Hotel Fita. Check it out. Very nice people. Clean rooms. Great breakfast. A few steps from the Van Gogh Museum and the Rijksmuseum. It is just off street car lines that can take you to the Central Station where you can pick up the train to the airport. Or you can walk a block to the airport bus stop. Would never consider taking a taxi to the airport when the bus or the train can take you there so easily and for so much less.

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