Lujiang Hotel - Xiamen

... understand what we needed. They took us from one aisle to the other showing us everything from toilet paper to toilet bowl cleaner and still no one knew what we meant. Finally, while leaving the store, we found one, but it was definitely a close call. The people were very sweet, but definitely new to the tourist trade.<br>

... views. They have good use of technology in a 4D diorama as well.<br><br>After a quick visit to the seaside - and a paddle - could have swum had I known - and another excellent seafood lunch which included battered mussels we headed for the local important temple - Nanputuo - which has been mostly rebuilt because it was bombed by the Japanese but is built on the side of another mountain made out of granite blobs. There are some pleasant paths wandering up between the ...

... is coming in the other direction.<br><br>In principle they drive on the right here but this does not appear to apply to cyclists and rickshaws who want to turn left for example. In one place they are building a new dual carriagway. Half of it has been laid. The other half has been abraded with a pneumatic drill to make the new surface stick. It's like driving over corrugated iron. Traffic is driving in both directions on both the old and new parts of the carriageway. EEK!<br><br><br><br><br>

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... sink well after cleaning and dry. Cleaning on a regular basis will help prevent the development of hard water deposits. If you develop persistent stains, try a non-abrasive cleaner such as dishwasher soap, Soft Scrub or a professional stone cleaner solution which can be purchased from a local hardware or tile store. DO NOT use any acidic tub and tile cleaners, toilet bowl cleaners, ammonia, abrasive or soft paste cleaners ...

... winter is coming. I guess Santa is already waiting up there in the northern plains of Novosibirsk, all packed up and ready to go. After breakfast I felt it is time to become active or freeze to death, so I enquired about air tickets to somewhere warm. Hainan island was quite a long way, but the girls at the reception got me a very cheap ticket to Xiamen, a place on the southeast coast I always wanted to visit, with a forecast promising more than 20 degrees down there ...

... this blog is a little confusing. It highlights the closest big city to where we live which is Beijing. Xiamen is actually on the southeast coast &amp; is an island. If we look due west from the beach, we see the island of Taiwan. So if you locate Taiwan on the map, and then look directly west, that is where Xiamen is right along the coastline. Also, if you click on the pictures, they will enlarge so you can get a larger view.

... Oh David. C'Mon. Hangzhou was beautiful in every way. It was just delightful". David Stratton: No. I don't agree Margaret. It just didn't have the dramatic beauty which I've come to expect from these Chinese cities." Margaret Pomeranz: Oh David. Hangzhou is an absolutely gorgeous city. This is why I go travelling. 5 stars." Now it's Hong Kong time, a place that excites me no end. I can't wait. So, on leaving China proper, I've thought back on my trip in China by numbers ...