Nan Hai Hotel Zhanjiang Zhenjiang

... review of the item, which must be shared:
"The duvet is absolutely fabulous - such luxury and so warm and so light! I am in heaven. I have put on the slightly warmer quilt only at the moment. Thank you so much for all your trouble; it is really appreciated and worth waiting for. I have put yours on top of your wardrobe."

PPS. Just spoke to mum on the phone and we got on to the duvet topic...she said ít is the nicest thing she has ever had!' Bonus points for Ian and Finola!

... 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 ...

Took us quite a bit to actually get this started, but taking advantage of the facilities in this school (meaning the free internet while we are waiting for Manny and Jacky to play pingpong) we have managed to get this roling: zzze infamous Blooog! As some of you already know, we are on the 3rd stop on our 5 month trip. Hongkong was our fairly westernized introduction to China, leaving contradictory memories (at least for me) of the ...

... asséchées par des canaux millénaires les villes se construisent autour de l'eau, le Yangtse que nous avons traversé deux fois sur des ponts gigantesques de plusieurs kilomètres est bordé d'industries de tout genres, pétrochimie, acièries centrales electriques et j'en passe. D'énormes cargos circulent car nous sommes près de l'embouchure qui remontent sur des centaines de km à l'intérieur des terres. Donc ici les ...

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 ...

... I began to laugh and gave her a big smile and picked up her bag and dropped it on her food tray, sat down beside her and said 'Hellow'. Her daughter couldn't help it and burst out laughing and after nearly having a heart attack the mother began to smile and said sorry.

Sometimes when in China you just have to be Chinese to get what you want!

After saying a happy good bye to the mother and daughter I caught Bus ...

... 618 to 907). It was once thirteen meters high and now probably half that. The temple itself did offer nice views of the city and it was peaceful and nice but when compared to other 40 Yuan temples I guess it didn't compare. Unless we are talking about the Shaolin temple then this one wins hands down. For me anyhow but each must decide their own! After the temple I headed down to the promenade that runs along side Changjiang Lu and the Yangzi River ...

... copies of course!). The Slender West Lake....how was it? Fine, thanks for asking! Seriously, the gardens really are worth a visit. You could easily spend a day here if you walk slowly and stop to rest and have a bit of a frolic on the grass. It was a very beautiful day and I'm glad my ticket was a multi day ticket as I ...

... take my canal cruise and found I had two choices. One, to wait for half an hour in the hot sunshine, or two, wait for half an hour in the stuffy ferry boat. I chose neither and decided my sandals could take me there much quicker. Thankfully I didn't wait! Just across from the ferry terminal and down a little back alley I ...