Resurrection of the day
5 May 2018
The hills around the West Lake of Hangzhou at dusk
The rain stopped at 4pm. I had my face pressed against the window in anticipation, as soon as I saw it had stopped I was out the door. My destinat....
Complete waste of a day
5 May 2018
The modern malls of Hangzhou
As you shall soon see, it is raining, it is really raining a lot, it is raining so much that I cant even walk around in the street because its all....
The old hole
4 May 2018
Wulin square has been completely rebuilt
Last time I was here I stayed at what was advertised as the centre of everything, Wulin square. At that time, it was a giant hole in the ground, f....
Lap completed
4 May 2018
Walking a full lap of the West Lake of Hangzhou
As it was foretold, today I completed a lap of the west lake of Hangzhou. I completed a similar lap last time I was here, although this time I wen....
And now for the view
3 May 2018
City God pavilion of Hangzhou
Hangzhou was nice the last time I came here, apart from the areas that were huge muddy holes in the ground with all the buildings removed on both ....
The long view of the amazing blue
3 May 2018
HSR from Wuhan to Hangzhou
The last of the long train rides, I still have one more transit from Hangzhou to Shanghai but thats only an hour, todays journey from Wuhan to Han....
The not so shiny and the not so new
2 May 2018
The architecture of Wuhan
Rather than show nice new shiny parts of Wuhan tonight like the last two nights, it was time to show how the regular people live, the people still....
Revolutionary tower poetry
2 May 2018
The yellow crane tower of Wuhan
The main thing to do in Wuhan is to go to the yellow crane tower, the internet is unanimous on this recommendation, so today that is where I went.....
Wanda world
1 May 2018
Wuchang in Wuhan
Wanda group is the worlds largest property developer, the worlds largest mall owner, the worlds largest cinema owner and at one point pre disney s....