The great buddah scam
6 September 2012
I did two activities in the day today. The first one was great, the mountain area on the northern shore of the West lake. The second activity, aft....
Best meal ever?
5 September 2012
Hangzhou is huge. Like many Chinese cities there is a new city area, which is far away from the old city area. In Hangzhou I estimate its about 15....
The lake in the fog
5 September 2012
The west lake is the #1 tourist attraction in all of China if you believe the signs. I kind of struggle to accept more people come here than say, ....
Rivers of mud
4 September 2012
It didnt stop raining. But it never really rained enough to convince me I would get wet. However it did rain enough that the massive construction ....
Wet, lost and confused
4 September 2012
Today is the day to move from Nanjing to Hangzhou, about 2 hours by train back through Shanghai. Checking out of my hotel was fun, thank you sir, ....
Cool weather is cool
3 September 2012
Today was much cooler than any other day since I arrived in China, and it was great. This evening is my last night in Nanjing, tomorrow I go to Ha....
Panda dead, again
3 September 2012
A couple of years ago I went to the Ueno zoo in Tokyo. It was largely closed down and in a state of disrepair, reason being their panda had died. ....
Sleep now please
2 September 2012
I walked into the centre of town, and it was difficult! Still super tired from last night and todays long walks. Todays up hill in the heat probab....
Purple haze
2 September 2012
Perhaps the main attraction of the Nanjing area is the Purple Mountain. There are many things to see here, including Ming tombs, some kind of amph....