Xia Men Hao Hui Hotel Xiamen

... it has sandy beaches) but it's getting dark as we arrive so I content myself with the hotel pool which is huge and rather functional than fancy, and where I have to buy a swim hat in order to go in!

There are a lot of expensive shops and (presumably) wealthy Chinese around as there are many seafood restaurants where you pick your fish or shellfish and they cook a meal for you - nothing is in English so you have to guess and we ended up with a very nice but very expensive meal ...

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... and i could now see the sky as there was low polution leves and it wasent raining like in hangzhou

there is some realy cool stuff here as it was a very important trading port and was also ocupied by the english the french the spanis the dutch and the japanise so there is some realy intresting actecture to see

i am going on anouther long train ...

... 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 ...

Used the public transport today (the big Kinglong buses - mighty comfortable, dirt cheap for 1 RMB) to get to gulang yu island. My office folks told me yesterday which buses I could take so merely had to get to the bus stand and wait for the right bus. Excellent public transport system - but yes, if you don't know the bus numbers, it can be an issue (Unless you ...

... are on. Even though it was a dull day weatherwise, the photos actually make it look better than it actually was. It´s a bloody bewdy mate! Beers N Noodles to all the women of the world...shane _______________________________________ ______ The soundtrack to this entry was the wonderful Mr Bungle The album was the wonderful wonderful wonderful `California´

Hey Hey and a Big G'Day to ya After a great day yesterday spent with friends walking around the streets of Shaowu window shopping we headed out for a huge good bye feast put on by the school. Daniel, Alexa and myself then boarded the 10:00 sleeper train that took us from the green mountains of Shaowu to the coastal city of Xiamen. I was woken at 4 ...

... you get stitches while waiting for your meal? Summary: We are having fun. We finally are adjusted to the time change. We spent the whole time on Gulangyu Island which is known for its architecture and beauty. It was SUPER HOT...perhaps the only thing worse than a farmer's tan is a backpack tan. Tim saw a cockroach in the shower but all I saw was a dead bird..I have never seen a cockroach and I can't wait to see one! Next stop: Shanghai Cheers, Rea and Tim