Resorts in Hangzhou

... was a fabulous Muslim food restaurant just outside the place though which sort of made up for the hotel's crappiness.   Hangzhou itself is a really nice city.  Unfortunately, we were really unprepared for the weather.  It was incredibly ...

... taxis to the train station to begin our journey for our 2nd break. The other foreign teachers headed to Shanghai and I headed to Hangzhou Nan (I'm visiting Shanghai later on in my travels so didn’t want to cover it twice). At the train station we ...

... planned a few adventures to ensure they got to see some new stuff. Including (with hindsight) an inconcieved idea of visiting Hangzhou. A beautiful lake, packed with lots of interesting stuff to see, and a gentle cycle around the shores. Well I had ...

... the casualness of the place. The ever-present-ladies-dancing-in-the-park were going their gig here also, as they do in Hangzhou and Shanghai. Car drivers were blaring their horns and speeding down the narrow passages like they do everywhere else as well. ...