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West Lake 6
This is the general view we had of the pagodas and other sites that are usually stunning against the lake's landscape.
From: Asia » China » Hangzhou
For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... [read more]
For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... [read more] Blog: The not-so-best-laid plans...
Date: February 12th 2012
A friend and I decided to go on a day trip to visit Hangzhou, a very pretty town on a very large lake (West Lake) about an hour by bullet train outside of Shanghai. While it was overall a good trip, there were definitely a few "bumps in the road" that we faced. The “Bumpy” Ride Nori and I arrived at the train station bright and early to catch the 8 a.m. bullet train. As we he ... read more
Date: February 12th 2012
A friend and I decided to go on a day trip to visit Hangzhou, a very pretty town on a very large lake (West Lake) about an hour by bullet train outside of Shanghai. While it was overall a good trip, there were definitely a few "bumps in the road" that we faced. The “Bumpy” Ride Nori and I arrived at the train station bright and early to catch the 8 a.m. bullet train. As we he ... read more
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