Took the Qingming holidays (清明节) to go out for a short trip to getaway to a quiet, peaceful and tranquil place for fresh air and relaxation. Stayed at the InterContinental Hotel, which was located in a secluded area of the lake (RMB 35 by taxi from the bus station). It was a hassle to get…

This day trip was made a day after SHEN’s Panel Discussion, “Doing it the China way!”, and was to bring Sarah and Angel (NOC Staff) to the neighbouring Hang Zhou to see the beautiful West Lake. We took the train (hard seats) to Hang Zhou and decided that it was not advisable to sit hard…

We took the train to Hang Zhou over a weekend, so I did not have to take too much leave. Us sitting lazily on the train, waiting for the train to depart from Shanghai (梅龙站) It was a HOT summer, quite uncomfortable to be walking around so much. We visited the same few scenic places,…

The last day of our trip was spent waking up lazily, checking out, going for lunch, having last minute shopping and sitting around at a coffee house 上岛咖啡. My leather boots was spoilt on the last day. Sobs! The sole came off. Oh well! Thus, ends a simple trip over the Spring break in Shanghai.

Sight Seeing began quite early. First stop, went to 霖隐寺 and 飞来峰 which was a little further from the city. It was the 3rd day of the Lunar New Year that morning and at the temple, there were large number of people. They were all there to pray. It was insanely packed! After meandering through…

It’s off to Hang Zhou for the Spring break here in China. Did not manage to plan a further trip, due to lack of time and experience, so we (a whole bunch of us) were headed to the near by city of Hang Zhou to R&R. Here’s all of us at the Shanghai Train Station…