Review Hangzhou

Now I'm back in Shanghai, but not for long (unfortunately)...

Hangzhou was great but still it is a city that I would possibly be bored of...

People: Nicer, the people were surprised to hear that my cousin and I were from Shanghai as they thought we weren't as arrogant. There was a very nice lady who walked with us so we could find the shopping street Wushan Lu. People are less trendier in Hangzhou but the guys are still a bit "gay". I have proof with that picture of the men who use their pink and light blue umbrellas when it's not even raining, they use it so they don't get a nice tan..hmmmm

Places: Of course Hangzhou is more beautiful than Shanghai, it's a fact. The landscape is truly amazing, I have never seen anything like this and I really enjoyed it. Although I thought Hubin Road (where we lived on) was a bit pathetic although fairly charming. Hubin Road is the road just by the lake with lots of hotels, designer shops and restaurants, the equivalent to Shanghai's The Bund. I visited temples, towers, the lakeside, silk store, Liubing's house, mountains, etc.

Food: I like Beggar's Chicken and Dongpo Meat, although I never had the chance to taste Cat's ears (I got gobsmacked when I first read that they had it, but then it said what it really was, look at the picture with the text). They have plenty of tea shops specializing in green tea around town, I bought that and some typical Hangzhou cake for my relatives.

Shopping: A disappointment, boring malls and the small places selling cute and small stuff were all expensive (cost just as much as in Shanghai, I rather but it in Shanghai as we have more selection etc.). I ended up buying a hairband, a pair of earrings and a metallica bracelet.

Clubbing: Believe it or not, I can't write about it because I never experienced Hangzhou's nightlife...