Miramar 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.

Our guide Nancy has been telling us that they grow the biggest bananas in ZhangZhou, indicating around 14" long. This we have to see but locally at Fuyu Lou they are not able to obtain them. Short bananas rule. And before we can get back to ZhangZhou we have some more Tulou to visit.

We head back towards the coast after our chosen breakfast of congee and fruit - although he still finds some bread for us to try despite the fact we are trying to eat a bit less! The ...

... and relatively bare of vegetation. They have a good source of building materials then! The valleys are wide and flat and intensively cultivated including many fish farms. They have driven a motorway straight through the ranges in long tunnels in several places and are constructing a railway along the coast as well. We stop at a very modern service station which has explicit notices on the toilet cubicle doors telling you "squatting posture" or "sitting posture"!

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... of the many stone sealing products available in the marketplace. The type of stone sealer you use depends on the type of stone, but most tile or hardware stores carry a variety of stone sealing products to choose from. Stone sealers should typically be applied once a year. If you prefer to wax your sink, you will want to do this at least once a month. If you purchase a soapstone sink, you will want to treat this very non ...

... and put it on my bed, but when I came back I had a nice pile of ironed laundry, carefully folded, and she refused a tip and I barely managed to force a few Yuan into her pocket. This was the first time in my life that I arrived at the airport without even knowing the name of my airline. The abbreviation was one I had never heard, and when I asked, Shandong Airways didn't really give me a clew. I was just hoping it's not one of those blacklisted airlines with planes ...

... Air Asia. It was a long day, we departured from Shanghai around noon time and when we arrived in Bangkok, it was 1130pm already, to avoid miss our connecting flight to Bangkok, we played safe and added up 4 hours waiting time in Xiamen. When we walked out of Xiamen airport, the "long time no see" warmth came up, weather was way nicer than Shanghai! We miss south east asia!! One more step closer!

When in China, it feels as if there are millions of temples. I got bored with them a long time ago, primarily because I don't know enough about the stories, history and beliefs encapsulated within them, nor can I read the painted writings and carvings that adorn all of the temple sites. For a while I'd avoided the temples, but I decided that it was about time I really went and had another careful look at what was there. Fresh eyes 'n all that........ The introduction in wonderful ...