Changing my mind about X Change
I did my bit for global 3.5 X 2 inch paper trading (translation: handing out name cards) last Thursday at InterContinental’s X Change bar, where people from the hotel, travel, media and finance sectors were invited for the monthly “night of networking.” I’ve now attended two such events at X Change and they’re making me reconsider my attitude toward going west for drinks in Beijing.
I’d long harbored an apprehension of making that CBD-Financial Street jaunt, given the horror stories that it can take well over an hour, but my two trips to X Change clocked in at less than 25 minutes (that’s when leaving the office at 7:15, from near The Friendship Store). I can live with this, given a chance to meet business contacts while enjoying half-price drinks (30 kuai for a Manhattan), a live band and the bar’s subdued ambience. I’m not ready to go out there every weekend, but it’s now another option for having a drink.
By the way, I popped into Pavillion on my way home: I’ll have more on that tomorrow…
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