Settling into life in HangZhou (China)

We arrived in HangZhou on Thursday after spending the day in Shanghai with Will (one of two people who we know in Shanghai) and having some fun with the train ticketing system – a blog entry for another day.. It has been extremely cold since we arrived.  Literally temperatures under 4’C and with lows into […]

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Arrived in Shanghai (again)

Hi all!  Toni and I have arrived safely in Shanghai, China.  We landed just after 7pm Beijing (local) time and checked into the hotel at around 8:30pm with no problems.  The taxi ride cost us about AUD $30 for a 45min trip (about 40kms).  We’re staying not far from all the action in the PuDong […]

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Hangzhou – Photo Retrospective

A special New Year’s post just for you (and the rest of the Internet!) – some select photos from Toni’s exploration of Hangzhou.  Full credit to Toni for her mastery with her splendid Olympus camera.  Here are three highlights. A view of the lake                                                       Around the lake precinct                                             Great view of the mountains across the […]

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