Huangzhou

We went to Huangzhou for the day on Monday. It was great. We took a bus ride up in the morning for 22RMB. So cheap. In 45 minutes your in Huangzhou. A short taxi ride brought us to West Lake. I was hoping that the Lotus flowers would be blooming but we were too early. They will probably bloom in June this year.

It was a bit warm and muggy but it was nice on the lake with the breeze. It was Wenguo's birthday and we had lunch with one of her friends that she used to work with at CITS, and coffee at Starbucks on the lake with another. We took the bus back at 6 and had a nice little dinner at a restaurant near our hotel. Shuya was good all day and took a nap while Wenguo talked to her friend in Starbucks and I went for a walk along the shore of West Lake to take pictures of the lake.

I heard that Marco Polo once said that Huangzhou was the most beautiful place on earth. I can see why someone might say that. It was very beautiful and the city was impressive - very clean and modern. One of the cleanest cities I've been to in China.