Guan Hai Lou Hotel Zhenjiang

... round (and thereby avoiding the tedious task of changing one's duvet for a lighter/heavier toggage come summer/winter). We then succumbed to purchasing a delightful silken duvet for ourselves - who could resist such finery at a price well below that available from UK retailers??
We briefly visited Jessica's family home, where we were fed watermelon and almonds, before being taken out to dinner by Jessica's mother. We had earlier in the week asked James if we could buy her a gift ...

... famous site in Yangzhou is Shouxihu, known as "Slender West Lake". My local guide told me it is a must-see place, so it is my first stop of the trip.The scenery can give you the best explanation for the name since it is as amazing as the famous West Lake while additionally there are emerald green trees, cherry red lotus, traditional Chinese pavilions,and ...

I spent Christmas in Yangzhou, a pretty little place near Nanjing. We very nearly ended up staying in a dodgy brothel/bed and breakfast having discovered I'd forgotten to bring my passport. Luckily, my friend had hers and we had a wonderful few days in a place with carpets :) Yangzhou ...

... smokey and purpel night sky, the busy streets, the absent looks and sweet smells. One week in Hongkong (waiting for our long-desired and in germany apparently unatainable Visas) left little motivation to visit yet again another megacity, so we stopped in Guangzhou, more for tactical reasons. We stayed at Paul's place. Well, detailed description of the ocurred events would require better memory or less beer that night : ) so ...

J'ai cette semaine continuer la visite des alentours de Shanghai, sur la carte on voit à peine le périple mais si vous regardez bien cela fait quand même une amplitude de 700 km du nord au sud. Tout ça pour vous dire qu'une tete d'épingle sur la carte de Chine représente de grandes distances en réalité. Jen'ai eu depuis mon arrivée le 19 mars qu'un jour ou deux de soleil. Ce vendredi était bleu... Et à Yangzhou c'était ...

... Reed. When I first arrived, Mrs.Z asked me..would you like to stay in the spare room, or would you like to stay with Reed? Of course my mind was SCREAMING..SPARE ROOM! SPARE ROOM! And of course I gave the polite answer.."whatever is easier for you guys, whatever is more convenient" Mrs. Z's face lit up and said..ok then..you can stay in Reeds room! Of course..never having seen Reeds room before...I entered the room with my luggage. My only thoughts were...I hope the top bunk ...

Hey Hey and a Big G'Day toya, The plan was to meet Chung Ru and Xie Xiao Lin at one so I decided to zig zag my way slowly towards Jinshan Gongyuan where we were to meet. We all arrived pretty much at the same time and I paid my 50 Yuan entry fee. The girls had a 'Local Peoples' entry card that allowed them free entry into all sites in Zhenjiang. Now why don't we have that back in Australia? Local Peoples ...

... and already most of my days' money had been used. So be it, I would have to spend longer than I thought on the island and find some friends to play with...ha ha ha!

The cable car was a nice luxury that took me directly to the Xijiang Tower. This is a beautiful octagonal pagoda that houses ten thousand small Buddha's. The pagoda is extremely beautiful but don't get too excited about the ten thousand Buddha's. Unlike ...

... over to me and said 'can I help you young man?'. I thought that maybe he had heard or learnt this line and practiced it many time etc. I answered 'no thanks, I am just walking around looking at things before they all disappear'. We then sat down and chatted for almost an hour. He used to be an English Teacher along time ago and has continued to practice and learn English ever since. He was amazing and the only reason we parted was because he had ...

... yesterday BUT they did promise me it would be ok. On the way I passed by the Potted Plant Garden and busied myself with the question about going in or not due to the entrance fee. Three years ago it was 30 Yuan so it would have to be about 50 Yuan now surely. Then I thought, hey why not see if I can get in by showing my ...