After another overnight train ride on a much nicer train we arrived in Hangzhou at 8AM local time Friday. We checked in, cleaned up, and headed out for a bit of walking. Unfortunately, it's hotter than normal here and most of us had long sleeves so we suffered a bit across the Su Causeway with its 6 bridges on the way to the pagoda. And, we've found that it's a tourist season so Hangzhou is busy...packed...with flags and megaphones and swarms of like-colored-clothed bodies (the "tourists"). The pagoda is wonderful. It was rebuilt in 2002 over the remains of the original
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