"Above is heaven, below is Hangzhou" goes a famous Chinese saying that pretty well describes the glamorous city of Hangzhou!
After a travel of 180 km from Shanghai by car we arrived in Hangzhou. We entered the city during rush hour so it took some time to get to our hotel.
The hotel has two entrances and off course we were at the wrong one. Jeroen was a bit disappointed because this entrance was like a James Bond movie, according to Jeroen and Guy. So we got into the car again and drove to the other wing of the hotel.
Then we checked in to the Shangri-La hotel. This was situated at the Westlake. Got to our room, we had a bit of freshening up to do.
When I was finally ready, and internet was installed we took a cap to the city centre. Because of the late hour we had trouble to find a restaurant were we could eat. (Chinese people eat quite early.) Finally we found a restaurant that was willing to serve us. But the dinner was not that nice.
And Jeroen couldn’t resist playing with the fish that we had for dinner.
The Night and Day bar was our next stop. There was no room left on the ground floor where a band was playing. So we seated on the first floor, there was also a band playing but this was more jazzy. Some of us were still a bit hungry so we ordered some snacks.
After a travel of 180 km from Shanghai by car we arrived in Hangzhou. We entered the city during rush hour so it took some time to get to our hotel.
The hotel has two entrances and off course we were at the wrong one. Jeroen was a bit disappointed because this entrance was like a James Bond movie, according to Jeroen and Guy. So we got into the car again and drove to the other wing of the hotel.
Then we checked in to the Shangri-La hotel. This was situated at the Westlake. Got to our room, we had a bit of freshening up to do.
When I was finally ready, and internet was installed we took a cap to the city centre. Because of the late hour we had trouble to find a restaurant were we could eat. (Chinese people eat quite early.) Finally we found a restaurant that was willing to serve us. But the dinner was not that nice.
And Jeroen couldn’t resist playing with the fish that we had for dinner.
The Night and Day bar was our next stop. There was no room left on the ground floor where a band was playing. So we seated on the first floor, there was also a band playing but this was more jazzy. Some of us were still a bit hungry so we ordered some snacks.
And we found a way to eat with sticks that soothes us better.
Later that night we moved to the ground floor. The band was still playing. It is very typical that most musicians in China are from the Philippines.
Later that night we moved to the ground floor. The band was still playing. It is very typical that most musicians in China are from the Philippines.
And now it’s time for bed.
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