"...luckily they had read from the a Shanghai guidebook which stated that a taxi into the city should cost about 150RMB and he negotiated that price. Of course, that is rarely the end of the dramatics in China. Once they reached the city, the taxi driver conveniently 'forgot' where the hotel was and demanding more money because he would have to drive around-keep in mind this was a hotel very close to the Bund and Nanjing road, the tourist centres of Shanghai. Although tired, my friends got out of the cab and walked away..."