Friday night started out at Lan. A restaurant/bar on Jianguomenwai Dajie.
It had won thebeijinger.com 2007 award for best bathrooms, best décor, and outstanding service.
It certainly lived up to the décor and bathroom awards. The toilet was about the size of my university dorm, and included a couch.
Drinks were about 100 kuai (16.80AUD) per wine/cocktail so it wasn't cheap. But it was definitely worth going to.
After this, we went to Aria, inside the World China Hotel. This bar won awards for best wine selection and best business networking. There was mega security and we had to lie and say we were meeting someone there before going through scanners and getting escorted to the bar. There I had a Very Berry cocktail which was awesome. I would go back just to order that 100 kuai drink.
Then we headed to Centro in the Kerry Centre. This bar was a lot lot more busy than the last two, and had won awards for best people watching, best night away from the kids, best happy hour, best cocktails, best business networking, best service and best wine selection.
Kerrie and I had just ordered our drinks when some Americans started chatting to us. They were heading to the Club Bud later (a bar where you could only enter with an invitation) and they asked us to join them.
After this, we went to Aria, inside the World China Hotel. This bar won awards for best wine selection and best business networking. There was mega security and we had to lie and say we were meeting someone there before going through scanners and getting escorted to the bar. There I had a Very Berry cocktail which was awesome. I would go back just to order that 100 kuai drink.
Then we headed to Centro in the Kerry Centre. This bar was a lot lot more busy than the last two, and had won awards for best people watching, best night away from the kids, best happy hour, best cocktails, best business networking, best service and best wine selection.
Kerrie and I had just ordered our drinks when some Americans started chatting to us. They were heading to the Club Bud later (a bar where you could only enter with an invitation) and they asked us to join them.
Here you could drink all the Budweiser you wanted for free, and it
was definitely packed out. I'm sure there were a lot of Olympians out there, but I wouldn't have recognised anyone as I don't know what anyone looks like :S
After partying there until 4am, we headed to Kokomo. Best roof top bar of 2007, and one of my personal favourites.It was the most packed I'd ever seen, and I went dancing like an idiot. It was a lot of embarrassing fun. I also met camera crews from Miami Telemundo, and the Brazilian network. Nice, but terribly slimy!
I got home at about 5:30am, and Saturday was torture, but all in all, an excellent evening!
was definitely packed out. I'm sure there were a lot of Olympians out there, but I wouldn't have recognised anyone as I don't know what anyone looks like :S
After partying there until 4am, we headed to Kokomo. Best roof top bar of 2007, and one of my personal favourites.It was the most packed I'd ever seen, and I went dancing like an idiot. It was a lot of embarrassing fun. I also met camera crews from Miami Telemundo, and the Brazilian network. Nice, but terribly slimy!
I got home at about 5:30am, and Saturday was torture, but all in all, an excellent evening!
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