Tuesday, April 28, 2009

上有天堂,下有苏杭

Ever heard of the aformentioned Chinese saying? I found it doubtful after a Sunday at Suzhou, because Suzhou was wet and slimy the day I went, just like Cathy's .....

That leaves Hangzhou to bear this phrase on its shoulders.

(Su in Su Hang refers to Suzhou, while Hang refers to Hangzhou. They are supposedly the prettiest places in China. Keyword is "supposedly".)

Thankfully, Hangzhou managed to live up to its expectations. Below is a picture essay of three girls on a (say it high-pitched) Awesoooome~ 3 day 2 night adventure.



Sunset at Bai Di, part of the famous West Lake in Hangzhou.



Felicia checking for damaged hair on my head. Joyce said we looked like we're making out.



We woke up at 7am to walk around West Lake; of course we're sleepy!



The day before. The lake was throwing tantrums.



From the half eaten bread and Joyce's just-rolled-outta-bed look, you can conclude that we really woke up quite early.



A nifty piece of typography. See the symbol and its relation to the "Hang" in "Hangzhou".



Atop Leifeng Pagoda, the legendary pagoda that kept Madam White Snake captive.



Escalator to heaven? No, it's just that historical artefacts like Leifeng Pagoda get zhng-ed too.



Still Leifeng Pagoda. This was taken from a pavillion.



After a 2 hour train ride to Hangzhou, Felicia found this... wait for it... telephone booth fascinating. Not the flowers, not the amazingly huge West Lake, but a telephone booth.



Our dorm beds. We slept with strangers! (In seperate beds, of course)



Every adventure needs a diaodiaodiao picture. And this is exactly a diaodiaodiao picture.



3 girls+West Lake=Awesome~

For our own reference, Hangzhou's theme song is 最新的杭州的交通旅游图(repeat till loudspeaker runs out of battery)

And a special thanks to Yenshin, who loaned us her camera.

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