We stayed at the Ramada Hua Hai in Hang Zhou, a really first class western style hotel.  Breakfast, which was included, turned out to be quite a treat.  Magnificent would be an understatement.  A large room full of stations that included American, European and Asian foods and delicacies.  More like one of those weekend brunches at high end restaurants. [ELANA, we ate eggs, toast, juices, coffee, waffles, Chinese dumplings, fruit, but had no rice for breakfast.]   We then began our exploration of the Westlake area, which contains many of Hang Zhou's attractions.  Though the weather was very hot and humid, we persevered and saw many interesting sites and even took a boat ride.  Saturday evening, we attended a show entitled "Impression Westlake" and we really enjoyed it.  A cast of 600 with lights and water effects acted out an ancient Chinese Fable. 

On Sunday, we took a cab up to a tea plantation, which we believe was the driver's home and he then made and poured us tea.  We drank it and then purchased some.  Seth and Liz stayed behind to hike the hills and Arleen and I returned to the lake to continue our walk there. It was so hot we had to shower a number of times (fortunately were able to keep our room till 2:00PM) and went through all of the clothes we brought.  Caught the train back to Shanghai at 6 PM (modern and fast transportation) and, of course, capped the evening with a Chinese dinner at a nearby restaurant.

The pictures and video that follow will best describe our weekend.

(Guest post from Dad Steve.  We only have limited access to our blog.  We can post but we can not view or comment on our posts.  We can't post a reply, but we still love your comments. )

In this slideshow: On and Around West Lake, Impressions on West Lake Water Show, Museum Shots





Pictures for Elana and Shoshanna



Chopsticks



3 comments:

Here is Elana's typing on her own:
watermelon qwertyuiopasdfghjklzcxbvnmb;lg gtf g7hg hgt 6ry 6 gg5 bgr6ytg jyh 1234567890
(For all those nay sayers-Elana REALLY does know how to spell watermelon. It's in a song she knows)
From Elana typed by Mom:
That's funny that Nana picked everything up even her camera, her napkin, and her food.I am proud of Nana for trying new things. I loved all of the pictures.What are you going to have for breakfast tomorrow? I am going to have a yogurt popsicle.
Love,
elana

July 21, 2009 at 5:15 AM  

I didn't follow your trip because I didn't get the Liz and Seth have an update so I didn't know you were going strong with this awesome content!
I must say, the music, the video was brilliant I laughed so hard, it was classic. I'm so proud of you for not giving in great job with the chopsticks!

July 26, 2009 at 2:52 AM  

Glad to see Summer_in_Shanghai appear on the Fodors forum. I think Beth and I would just skip the mountain and head straight to the spa. I'm not so sure about the coffee pool. Time is running short, we want more posts.

August 9, 2009 at 2:57 PM  

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