Redstar Culture Hangzhou

... see here, but my first inkling that it would be more than a trout sewn onto a fishing shirt was when Joe told us that no photography was allowed because they were concerned with the Japanese stealing the secrets of their craft. The unfortunate part is that we don&#8217;t have anything to show you how amazing it was. <br><br>The art is all done with silk thread. A single silk thread can be further divided into 48 ...

... don't do tour groups. We went along with this little venture because it was free and we wanted to get to know some of our Chinese colleagues outside of the school, which we accomplished. Our Chinese friends didn't seem to enjoy TGH any more than we did, by the way. If you have the choice, say no to tour groups. Roam the streets aimlessly. Book your own hotels and tickets. Find your own restaurants that are, if possible, far ...

... for it to get to NZ, organising next instructions "anxious, focused" <br><br>Thursday:<br>waiting on news/ update "focused"<br> <br>Friday:<br>waiting on notice of completion "relaxed, focused"<br><br>Saturday:<br>"tired, waiting"<br><br>Sunday: <br>"relaxed, wating"<br><br>Monday to now<br>waiting on update from scholarship council "relaxed, waiting"<br><br>Next time I blog I will let you know how I spent my halloween. <br>Hear from me soon. <br><br><br>

Everyone in Shanghai raves about Hangzhou [Hang-jow] and will tell you that you 'MUST go there, it's wonderful!'. So, as we knew that we had another 3 weeks in China due to canceling the Japan part of our trip, we thought 'why not?!'.<br><br>The more people we spoke to (especially local people) about us heading to Hangzhou next, the more excited we got. They would tell us how beautiful it is, and how nice it is to visit the small city which is situated on the famous West Lake ...

... for its Dragon Well Tea. We first went to see where it was produced and try some. We were taken to the Dragon Well Plantation. When we got there, we wandered around the area looking at the tea bushes covering the hillsides. We then went into the complex where we sat under a tree while a woman described Dragon Well tea and how to brew it properly. She showed what different quality levels that the plantation produced. My itinerary ...

... pelting rain that cools you down a little and leaves you feeling like a wet cat. And there is lots to laugh about here too.<br><br>Al was trying to make his way in China, this is his story. I was standing in line to get tickets to take a boat to an island on the lake. There was one person in front of me at the ticket window buying tickets so I kept a respectable distance of a couple of feet behind the person like we normally would in Canada. I turned ...

... l J*cket style to shut him up, to no *v*il. At some point Simon s*id, "Tim, you're snoring re*lly ****ing loud," to which Tim responded, "Well I don't see wh*t the **** the problem is," *nd immedi*tely fell b*ck *sleep *nd st*rted snoring. The next d*y me *nd Tim rented mopeds *nd Simon got some motorcycle from some sh*dy Russi*n girls he'd met in H*ikou, *noth** city in H*in*n. Simon w*s re*lly pumped *bout the motorcyle. My moped being * piece of ...

... that finally takes us to Hangzhou. Its one of those days when i can say that we traveled by all of the forms of transport!! (i know except train but still its impresive!!) Then we greatefully settle into more comfortable beds!! Hoping for a good nights sleep!!! Took hydrofail boat back to Yichang, 3 hours instead of all nighta and afternoon bus to airport flight to Shanghai 2h bus to HangZhou