Hangzhou to Shanghai- Day 8

At least it wasn’t raining today. We had another eclectic huge buffet breakfast. There was everything from omelets to stir fried veggies to crispy little fish. I think I may have even tried roasted insects. I was the only one that tried those. We travelled through Hangzhu, past the Yangtze River and to the tea village of Longjing. I learnt a lot about tea but didn’t buy any because …

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Trauma in the Squat Stall- Wuxi to Hangzhou-Day 7

I woke up at 2:45am and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get back to sleep. At 7am we went for another huge buffet breakfast before checking out of the Gloria Grand Hotel Wuxi. The day was dull with pouring rain which suited the geese and pair of black swans that lived in the water area in front of our hotel. Vince made an announcement on the bus that the …

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