Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Monday, March 19, 2007
Shenzhen - 20 years there was nothing there but a little fishing village. Now it's a massive city of millions that's growing bigger and brasher by the hour. It's the closest mainland city to Hong Kong and people flow back and forth - through passport checks etc of course. Not particularly notable to be honest, but we did enjoy the nice weather and some nice Indian meals. We had New Year in a bar there and then headed off to Hong Kong.
Heading out for New Year's Eve
We went to a place 'Windows of the World' which had scale models of landmarks and buildings from all over the world. It was very well done and it was great to be out in the sun. Most of the locals were in trousers and jackets but we took advantage of being able to wear shorts and t-shirts
Hangzhou, December 2006
We'd been to Hangzhou in May and really liked it, despite the massive crowds. We decided to go there on our way to Shenzhen - it's a couple of hours from Suzhou by bus and we could fly from Hangzhou to Shenzhen. The weather was cold but it was still really nice. The lake is beautiful and we enjoyed getting around to some different places to last time. We found some nice restaurants and bars and one fantastic Peking Duck place, which we have to go back to.