so everything gotta be operated by HANDWRITTEN. how pathetic issit ?! so messy ... luckily things got done quite fast and we manage to fly off ard 9am.

our XiaMen Airline

the train station is big right? haa~

down down the platform

inside the cabin

"I'm taking Train to HogWarts people! wohooo~! byeeeee~"

HANG ZHOU (杭州)

we went to Xi hu which known as westlake.
"West Lake" redirects here. For other uses, see West Lake (disambiguation).
Xī Hú

Location
Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Xī Hú (Chinese: 西湖; literally "West Lake") is a famous fresh water lake located in central Hangzhou, in Zhejiang province of eastern China.
The lake is divided by three causeways called Su Di (苏堤) , Bai Di (白堤), and Yanggong Di (杨公堤).

Frosted Snow everywhere

Row, row, row your boat,

Gently down the frosty Lake.

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,

Life is but a dream

walkways along westlake

nice design structure of the boat right. ahhaa

冰糖胡卢 (bing tang hu lu)

Sugar-Coated Haws on a stick (Bing Tang Hu Lu), which is sold everywhere in cold days and is one of the daintiest snacks in china. It looks brightly red, bearing a little sour and sweet.

lately, other fruits were also being used too besides Haws.

tempting right !! :D

musical fountain at westlake

off to Grand Hyatt to rest

Grand Hyatt Lounge's CNY deco :)

continue back strolling along west lake

(laugh if you wan. I know I look funny with that scarf over me... like some yindipunana )

棉棉细雨中慢步

me again

Had lunch at hang zhou, westlake's very famous restaurant! - Lou Wai Lou (楼外楼)

Its history goes back 155 years to 1849 in the Ching Dynasty , and was set up by a scholar HOUNG Soy-Tong .
After a difficult time during the Second World War, lots of politicians & other famous people gradually flooded back to frequent the restaurant. The restaurant was re-built in 1980 and again renovated in 1990.

I have went to 楼外楼 to dine-in in the past. this time round, althought the renovation made it even more grand looking .. but seriously the food quality ain't as good as before.. and the Price.. especially for famous signature dishes are SO OMG expensive !! :(

posh eh?

dining hall

vegetarian goose (素鹅) - cold dish

Fry Bean-curd - 脆炸响铃

spinach with century egg ! :)

ahh this one ~ must intro .. cause it's very wellknown in china

Dong Bo Rou !! - 东坡肉

The story goes that the great Su Dong Bo was gifted with wine and the finest pork by the people of Hangzhou after he ordered the dredging of the West Lake and saved the people from the annual floods. When he saw the gifts, he asked them to be given to the people who were working so hard instead. “Let them eat together.”
The servant misunderstood and thought Su Dong Bo said cook them together, so he did. What turned out was a great dish where the meat is soft and juicy. It’s a very tasty dish, but given its heavy fat content, should really only be enjoyed on special occasions.

xiao long bao - 小笼包

me and mom

eh .. .ahhaa! awefully DIRTY SNOW (-________-)

went of to hang zhou's city for shopping.. but of coz just Window shopping :/

anyway I couldn't buy much clothes at all.. coz every shop only sells winter wear and wool sweaters... which I dun even need it in singapore ! :((

no money spent on clothes .. but I spend the cash on KFC for Tea.. ahahha. opps!

took train back to Shanghai during late evening

hang zhou train station

these are train passengers for your info... like duh ?!

we took Bullet train back to shanghai. which was damn fast! :D

alrights .. that's about my first stop at hang zhou!

Shall intro the next stop .. which was Suzhou to you peeps next time round.

ciao

Labels: Hang Zhou