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Hangzhou Slideshow
Hangzhou
Travel Blogs from Hangzhou, China
Up to Northern China and some...
Jessica's cousin is living in the outskirts of Shanghai teaching with her husband.... we will make our way to visit them while see ing much along our ...
Two Weeks Down, Four to Go
Have I mentioned yet that studying in China is hard? I have? Well here I go again. Studying here is hard. It actually hurts my brain. I keep thinking about a Marine Corps recruiting poster I once saw that said, "Pain is just weakness leaving the ...
Here But Not All There
Two and a half days in Hangzhou, China...here's what's up: Sorry there are no pictures yet. I took a lot yesterday, but was not able to upload them to the site. The connection was too slow, but my roommate said that it might be better today. Here ...
First Week of Class and Not Dead Yet
... right now. I'm posting some pictures of class and the dorm, to give you a glimpse of what it is like to be a student in China. Oh, one last thing...I can't believe I haven't mentioned the weather. It's is HOT. It's in the 100's and soupy-humid! Air ...
Hangzhou - The Garden Spot of China
... the weekend as the workers of Shanghai look for a retreat. We discovered this on the Friday night that we arrived here. Hangzhou has a beautiful location right on the waterfront of a great lake and is surrounded by mountains. Our plan was to ...
Hangzhou
The main sights in Hangzhou are the lake and the couple of islands that are in it. We spent about half a day sightseeing around the lake in the coolest weather we had probably encountered so far in China. Was some very pretty scenery and very busy with ...
March 19-21 West Lake and Dragon Well Tea Farm
You just might persuade me to return to China if this was the destination. A beautiful, clean city on a gorgeous lake. I love Hangzhou!! And we have a place to stay there for free!! But, OH NO! She forgot to leave us her contact ...
Good Sports
... spectator do? I pondered this as I and a new foreign teaching friend, Ed from Melbourne, made our way up to Hangzhou to watch Australia play Norway in the Womens Football World Cup. This was indeed one of those rare sporting ...
Today We Walked
... felt that we'd thoroughly canvased the lake, we asked the receptionist at our hostel if there was anything to do in downtown Hangzhou. She gave a classic Chinese answer: "You can shop." We told her we were looking for something a little ...
Op på hesten igen
... besøge ligger skam i top 10 hos mange rejsebogsskribenter og rejsehjemmesider så det er ikke kun pga. dovenskab ;) Vi ankom til Hangzhou lidt over middag og vi havde gennem vores tidligere hostel booket senge i et anbefalet hostel her i byen, så ...
waterside: Hangzhou and Wuzhen canal town
... an early morning flight from Xi'an to Hangzhou, where the 15 of us (16 including our guide) spent a relaxing day biking along Hangzhou's West Lake. The bikes we rented weren't exactly well-tuned, but we had a fun time riding around the lake, despite the ...
Choooo Chooooo!
... is apparently renowned for its historic relics and natural beauty. It is called one of the most beautiful cities in China. One of Hangzhou's most popular sights is West Lake and includes some of Hangzhou's most notable historic and scenic places. ...
Hangzhou
... some different places not on my itinerary. During the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong took six trips to the south of China, and visited Hangzhou. According to legend, while he was there he picked some tea leaves himself. He received an urgent message ...
Enjoying the Hangzhou show!!
... such a great person. It's a fine line knowing when to relax or not in these kinds of situation. Our time here in Hangzhou has been really enjoyable, we've been taking boat rides on the lake and lots of strolling around the lake. The parks around ...
The Brits
... Sexy? You want?" The next day I decided I should start planning where to go next, and I found some really cheap tickets to Hangzhou leaving that same day. I bought the tickets and headed to the airport. For some reason you can't even have a ...
Hangzhou beauty to Shanghai Frenzy
... many trinkets and souvenirs here and had a lot of fun shopping and practicing my Mandarin and bargaining skills. "Hangzhou is now regarded as China’s richest small city. Marco Polo said it was the richest city in the world when he visited 800 ...
Dear 2011, you have big shoes to fill.
... breathlessly climbing through the Annapurnas that I realized this courage is what I have been lacking. I needed to stay in China to remind myself that I am strong. I get to make my life as interesting as I decide it should ...
Nail Biter
... we played last year for the gold medal and came up short. This was the same team that beat us on Thursday here in Hangzhou. It was an extremely tight and aggressive game with a lot of fouls. Kylisha Kiat came through at the end with a game changing ...
Hangzhou, Take Two
... unofficial taxi driver 50 kuai to take us to our hostel. However, we'd forgotten that the first time we came to Hangzhou, we came into a different train station. If anyone recalls, this was when the "ce suo, kuai kaui" incident ...
The Beautiful West Lake
... right one. So then we decided to get a taxi, but for some reason we never actually got in one... and found ourselves walking. Hangzhou is considered a small city, so we thought the hostel couldn't be far. Now for a quick word of warning: NOTHING IN CHINA ...
Just Interludes
Sadly, Sam had to teach this morning so he left Hangzhou a day early. Yesterday morning, we all walked along the lake to Starbucks for coffee and breakfast, and after Sam left, Charles and I went to the famous silk district of Hangzhou that ...
Hangin' with Mr.Cooper
hello again avid blog readers, today's blog comes to you from the capital city of the wealthiest province in the whole of china! Hangzhou. Well we have to say that the money really shows. The city isn't huge but it does have an enormous lake just ...
The mystery of the West Lake
... with the guards and police that pass through the train and seemed surprised to see two westerners squeezed into the seats. Not unlike Suzhou, Hangzhou was grey and raining but we weren't going to let this stop us. We got a taxi down to the hostel as ...
Ce Suo, Kuai Kuai!
... character for nan (south) at the bottom. Such a simple solution. Anyway, we caught a taxi from the train station in Hangzhou to our hostel, the lovely Mingtown Youth Hostel. This is the part of my story from which the title of this entry ...
The Photoshop..suey:The west lake marathon
Today's highlights: Six hours by foot around the lake; The hostel zoo; A quiet place to stay. ...
Life on the Lake
After what seems like weeks of slow and lengthy train journeys we upped our tempo dramatically and arrived in Hangzhou via a high speed train which took only 40 minutes and travelled at 300 km/hour. Definitely better than British Rail. Our ...
Wave's of Shanghai day tripers by the lake
We arrived in Hangzhou at lunchtime on the 14th. Again it was another huge modern city but it has a picturesque lake which makes it a very popular place for Shanghai people at the weekend and unfortunately it was Saturday. We took a boat trip ...
Bruce Lee and Guiness
... to the early hours, all a good sleep. Spent day (up around 9ish) walking around the drissly, misty streets of Hangzhou. Immaculately presented, green and clearly affluent, the city is very beautiful adorned with chic, boutique shops, bars, cafe's and ...