Hai Wai Hai Hotel Hangzhou Chun'an

Hello All, Sorry that I have not updated my travelblog recently. I have been extremely busy this last week with midterms and all. We just finished them today! I am glad be finished... Not only did we have test this week but we also had class in the morning, my mind is worn out!!!! Tomorrow we are going on a class trip to Thousand Island Lake I don't know what to expect except that we have to be on the bus by 6:50 am. There are a few pictures that I am posting ...

Cris back here for the last two entries, thanks for all the guest writers! We all woke up around 10:30 and headed to the silk market. We needed to try on our treasures and make sure everything fit as it was tailored to us. We all split up and decided to head to our respective stores to try on the purchases. There were a few tailoring issues that were then fixed within the hour. I had 2 shirts where the neck size was incorrect. So he gave them to me for half price. Now ...

Everyone got to sleep in a little and Matt went to work for a few hours. We got up around 10 and then headed to meet Matt at his work. Right below the office is a Starbucks (screams China) and we had some Chinese breakfast that Matt got us from the street. They were these little dumplings filled with Chicken and spinach, or meat. They were 25 cents a piece and super good. You are supposed to drink bottled water here (its like water in Mexico) so I got a bottle of water at starbucks ...

Popped down to Yixing for a day with Yaxi to check out what all the fuss is about. Have to take a million buses but we got there and had a sqizz at the tea museum before bashing our way down the road in a almost going to die boom boom car (poorer cousin of a tuk tuk) to the bamboo ...

Despite our Sino-friends committing acoustic-based attrocities on karaoke 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 naturally, Ferrari and Porsche garages. Wasted 1/2 hour getting bearings (took a wrong turn out of the hotel), headed down ...

early start (6.30) and off to train station. Its raining. First i've seen for three weeks, but i dont care, it just isnt welcome. On train for 5 hour journey to Hangzhou (just south west of Shanghai). No need for sleeper carriage this time, so we're all sat upright in actually very comnfortable seats. Highlights of the trip are threefold: a) being able to read the Arena mag I bought in Heathrow before I flew out 2) being able to turn on me MP3 ...

... ne sono parecchie solo pedonali. Ma il bello sta attorno al lago. Le dimensioni esatte non lo so, oggi ci abbiamo fatto il giro saranno stati circa un 8 Km ma non so esattamente. Quello che so e che attorno a tutto il lago c e un parco! E anche questo e molto curato e ben tenuto. Hangzhou non sara famosa come Pechino o Shanghai ma di ...

It has been brought to my attention that some of you are quite astounded by some of the things you have been reading about China on my pod. It seems that some of the things I am reporting are being perceived as very bizarre by some of you Western types. Well let me assure you that no one is more astounded by life in China than yours truly. Bizarre is exactly how I would describe a lot of the things that have happened to me since I've been ...

I went out alone for going around for this campus. it's big. some parts are old. this is one of the popular university in China. I am happy I have chance to study in there. After , I went to ChinaUnicon for open a new tel card. I found that , the unstable internet connection in there is very common, everyone would accept it. also i waited it for 4 ...

Interview Day for New Student. I met 2 peoples in the morning , Shawn from Canada and ShiRan from South Korea.we talked a while after the teacher interview. everyone asked me the same question. 'Why do you come here?' why? I want to learn Mandarin. everyone thinks I am already chinese, how come I don't know Mandarin. for this question , please ask the Hong Kong education department.I know I don' know , so I come! at first ...