LeeDo Holiday Hotel Zhenjiang

... an ugly tumbling motion) to the nearest set of doors and threw ourselves aboard, leaving a large number of passengers behind, with no train until the next day.

Onward, then, to Suzhou...

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Postscript:

This morning (06/09/09) we received news from Margery via email that the silk duvet has been delivered successfully to her in England. She included a ...

... lacquer wares and embroidery, so it also enjoys high reputation as a tourism city from home and abroad. The Chinese refer to spring as "yan hua san yue"(march in blossom and mist) according to their lunar calender. They think spring in Yangzhou is full of blossom and shrouded in light mist, which makes the city resemble some mysterious veiled beauty ...

... t get a very good write-up in the guidebooks but we thought it was stunning and really friendly in a less leery way than Suzhou. The main attraction is the Slender West Lake which is a pretty park. Ge Garden was so lovely - almost as nice as Suzhou's Master of the Garden of Nets!

... 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 ...

... sont légions et dans les jardins les pièces d'eaux sont éssentielles mais comme les montagnes sont loins on en créé de petites artificielles et la nature suit, bonzaï à profusion... Demain je fais un bond vers le sud de quelques milliers de km, je prend un avion pour m'emmener dans les montagnes kastiques du sud ouest de la Chine. La c'est l'aventure qui m'attend car j'ai un billet pour m'y rendre mais pas pour revenir...

... thigh!! I have started fighting back though..when I get hit now..I just kick him back... What the hell has happened to me!!! Why do I have to spend my nights defending myself from this kid!!!! I'm days away from my 30th Bday, and I'm rooming with this savage sleep beast!!! WHY?!?!!? deep breathes..deep breathes..splash some water on your face and FOCUS!! I'm sorry. You shouldn't have had to read that..those are thoughts that should stay in my head...I apologize...lets go on with ...

... spent a hysterical time trying to feed stone dragons coins for good luck. They were mounted high on the rear stone wall and watching Cheng Ru was the funniest thing for everyone watching. She really had no co-ordination at all. Xie Xiao Lin and I got several in but poor Cheng Ru continued trying time and time again. In the end her coin finally landed on the dragons head and the crowd that had gathered ...

... 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 ...

... bloody well kept me awake. Not Happy Jan! Amigo woke me around half ten and I then headed downstairs for a huge fill of Yangzhou Fried Rice here in Fried Rice City! After a coffee I headed along Wenge Lu to Yanfau Lu and then up towards Shouxihu Gongyuan (or Slender West Lake). I was a little worried about my ticket being ...