China 2011 001

China 2011

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March 19th 2011
Happy Weekend! Friday night went out with people from the office to a local ex- pat bar called Eudora Station. We had some laughs, played some darts and celebrated a co- workers birthday party. Many Hoegardens and Gin and Tonics later, I made my way back to the Hyatt for a 9am pick up by my driver Jerry. On Saturday, Jerry took me around the whole West Lake area- which is beautiful, we went t ... read more

Asia » China » Hangzhou

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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