Saturday, November 18, 2006
13 November. 2006
We finally found one of the most beautiful places ever - Hangzhou. Situated around the West Lake and surrounded by mountains it really is pretty. It is a clean city with excellent public transport and loads of parks and greenery. We spent the day walking around the lake and we did a lake tour to two of the islands. We had lunch at the oldest famous restaurant but that did not help with our problem with the food. We ordered the famous ‘beggars chicken’ (chicken wrapped up and baked in charcoal) and it really was not our cup of tea. Well, we are trying…with the food. The islands were very pretty with water and loads of trees. We spent the evening walking around and browsing at the shops where one can find silk, fans and Longjing green tea (grown Southwest of West Lake). It was a cute little shopping area and we reached a square where all the ladies were dancing to music. I tried to join in but couldn’t learn the dance, it was too complicated. We got back to the room and planned our final itinerary. We were leaving China in a few days time and heading to Japan via Seoul, South Korea.
We finally found one of the most beautiful places ever - Hangzhou. Situated around the West Lake and surrounded by mountains it really is pretty. It is a clean city with excellent public transport and loads of parks and greenery. We spent the day walking around the lake and we did a lake tour to two of the islands. We had lunch at the oldest famous restaurant but that did not help with our problem with the food. We ordered the famous ‘beggars chicken’ (chicken wrapped up and baked in charcoal) and it really was not our cup of tea. Well, we are trying…with the food. The islands were very pretty with water and loads of trees. We spent the evening walking around and browsing at the shops where one can find silk, fans and Longjing green tea (grown Southwest of West Lake). It was a cute little shopping area and we reached a square where all the ladies were dancing to music. I tried to join in but couldn’t learn the dance, it was too complicated. We got back to the room and planned our final itinerary. We were leaving China in a few days time and heading to Japan via Seoul, South Korea.
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