On May 24th 2017, I left the UK to China for a month’s holiday. This is my first trip to China, the first time I … See more...
Tag Archives: Hotel
Good Morning Beijing
My first breakfast in China:
I know I am not doing the Chinese thing. I will struggle with food on this holiday, and I will … See more...
Pizza
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Bathroom Window
My hotel room is pretty amazing. The bathroom has a window into the room – I’ve never seen this before! It seems it’s so you can … See more...
厦门早上好
Some morning photos of my hotel in Xiamen.… See more...
Slightly Damp
British understatement. Shenzhen has heavy rain at the moment and getting worse.
It’s “warm” too.
View of the area near my hotel:
I had some … See more...
Hi 海口
I arrived at the airport around 10pm.
OFL, OP’s friend, met me and took me to my hotel. Didn’t see much of it tonight, but … See more...
China’s Hawaii
Friday morning in China’s Hawaii. Spent the morning by the pool :)… See more...
万绿园
Torrential downpour this morning, and not being sure what else to do while waiting for OP to return I decided to go to a park … See more...
鼓起勇气了竹篮打水
Quite down this morning. Needed to pack ready to leave 海口 to return to 北京。Didn’t want to. At the same time I knew I must. … See more...
Best Room
I am back at the Vision Hotel in Beijing. This funny little robot has appeared in the lobby. I think it’s supposed to be an … See more...
What next?
Views from my hotel this afternoon.
Some conclusions to date, bearing in mind I have barely scratched the surface of each place I have been … See more...