~Watashino Sekai..~: ~Hang Zhou(杭州)30/7~1/8~

30th July 2007

We arrived at Hang Zhou after 3hours of bus ride.The guy sitting beside me was damn muscular,very uncomfortable when his muscle/bisceps brushes against my arm..Didn't even sleep well on my way there..My friend start to show signs of fatigue,and we walked our own seperate ways after dinner..But still,I managed to catch a water fountain show,pretty amazing..Tired out,didn't go anywhere on this day..

31st July 2007

Today we did a lot of walking around lake Xi Hu(西湖)...The most famous lake in China..Looking at this lake,I can't help thinking that many centuries ago,people were staring at the same lake as I was then..Take away the building on the hills across,the motor boats on the lake..Xi Hu is as beautiful as all the poets mentioned in their poems..

We went to 九溪烟树 which has this beautiful waterfall..and this..

There we walked a long way before reaching 龙井问茶 where we were invited to try tea at their house..had a great pork rib lunch thereit was really good...that's the famous tea there..pretty expensive I'd say but it was picked freshly from the tea plant..

Went to 岳王庙 where we got to see the tomb of 岳飞.One of the famous warriors of China.

This is a local delicacy,made from lotus grind into powder and mix with hot water.Have light sweet taste with a nice aroma..I love itNext 曲院风荷 a place where there's plenty of...water lilies...