Before I got to Hangzhou, CL contacted me asking when I would arrive. She seemed very excited to see me when she met me with … See more...
Category Archives: Hangzhou
杭州，早上好！
Fabulous five star hotel in Hangzhou! But, unlike the hotel in Beijing where I met few staff who spoke much English, several of the staff … See more...
Pandas
Today I went with CL and LJ to Hangzhou Zoo. Incredible that it only costs 20元 to go here, and yet they have all sorts … See more...
Broken bridge
After the zoo CL took me to the West Lake (西湖) where we had a meal and a short walk over the “Broken Bridge”, with … See more...
Lights Surprise!
This evening JD came to meet me at my hotel and took me to “Citizen Center”.
It seems like it’s always Christmas here…
There was … See more...
Chocolate
I am loving the breakfasts at this hotel :)
Hangzhou is indeed a beautiful green city. At least the parts I have seen.
Driving is … See more...
去玩呀
Had a lovely day in the countryside of Hangzhou near West Lake with my beautiful friends CL and XYJ. Tea plantation, quaint old village, bamboo … See more...
Timing
In the evening, after CL had taken LJ home, XYJ treated me to a sumptuous steak :)
One thing that really struck home to me … See more...
LP
This evening LP came to my hotel to pick up her transcripts that I had collected from the university. She is in Hangzhou for just … See more...
西湖
Yesterday CL said she thought she (and LJ) would be too tired to spend today with me walking around town again. Thankfully LM had already … See more...
Costa II
This evening LM’s friend XY joined us for dinner. I think they knew each other from something called “English Corner”, of which there seem to … See more...
拜拜杭州
The hotel in Hangzhou gave me a “broken bridge” model every day when they cleaned the room, so I left with three.
All in all, … See more...