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China Trip: Day 7 – West Lake Boat Trip
On the misty morning of Day 7, we boarded our bus & headed towards West Lake. Here is a view from the bus along the way… When we arrived at our destination, we boarded a small boat, and were on our way to view the most famous sites of the lake. Nope – we didn’t [...]
Continue reading...China Trip Observation – Street Vendors
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
At every tourist spot in China, you must be prepared to be accosted by street vendors. They sell everything you can think of. I can’t remember how many times I was asked if I wanted to buy a Rolex watch. That would be the fake kind, of course, at the bargain price of around $2. [...]
Continue reading...China Trip Observation – Nuclear Power Plants
Monday, May 28, 2007
While we were driving through China, we had to have seen at least 4-5 different nuclear power plants. They were obvious from their massive cooling towers. In some cases, they were located right next to the street and appeared to have no obvious security. Kinda strange. After we returned to the US, we did some [...]
Continue reading...China Trip: Day 6 – A Traditional Chinese Massage…
Monday, May 28, 2007
After being on our feet all day long for several days, we were all ready to experience a traditional Chinese foot massage! Luckily, our hotel had its very own Foot Reflexology Center that was open until 2 a.m. The prices were great (around $20 per hour) so we were sold on the idea. We opted [...]
Continue reading...China Trip: Day 6 – New Century Grand Hotel Hangzhou
Monday, May 28, 2007
Wow. The Century Grand Hotel was by far the best hotel yet. When we arrived, we walked in the front door & had another one of those “how the heck can we be staying in such a nice place and have paid only $800 for this trip” moments. *LOL* There was what appeared to be [...]
Continue reading...China Trip: Day 6 – Hanshan Temple
Monday, May 28, 2007
After visiting the pearl factory, we headed to Hanshan Temple (also known as Cold Mountain Temple) in Suzhou. Here is a view of the main pagoda from outside the temple gates When you walk through the front gates you are met by this fierce guy & his friends. Check out their eyes! Not sure if [...]
Continue reading...China Trip: Day 6 – Liyuan Gardens
Monday, May 28, 2007
Although I enjoyed the Turtle Head Gardens – they were nothing compared to what we saw next. The Liyuan Garden is one of the most famous gardens for lake scenery in Southern China. Here is our local tour guide leading us through the front gate… The garden sits on Liyu lake and was formerly the [...]
Continue reading...China Trip: Day 6 – Pearl Farm
Monday, May 28, 2007
After visiting Turtle Head Isle, we headed towards a nearby freshwater pearl farm on Lake Taihu. When we walked inside, we were ushered into a small room with a long table to sit down. Each seat had a cup of tea in front of it. A pearl farm representative began to explain the uses of [...]
Continue reading...China Trip Observation – Did I just see a bicycle carrying…?
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Ok – Another bicycle observation… I had to share these two blurry pics I took from the bus window of things people were actually transporting by bicycle or small motorbike in China. Ok – so they do have carts attached…but this is crazy!!! #1) A refrigerator… ‘nough said. *LOL* #2) A gigantic mound of what [...]
Continue reading...China Trip Observation – Transporting Children
Sunday, May 27, 2007
I may be the only person thinking this… but I found it really interesting the way children are transported around China. Because most individuals cannot afford cars, they use bicycles or mopeds to get around. Everywhere we went, be it in the city or countryside, I saw little children holding on to their parents for [...]
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