Hiya to you all and very sorry for no enteries over the past week but with nights in Shanghai spent drinking and chatting and the 2 nights in Hangzhou with very poor internet it just hasn't been possible. Anyway so since we last updated we spent another 4 and a half days in Shanghai and then 2 and a half in Hangzhou. were now back in Shanghai, but hopfully for only a night as wanting to head to Hong Kong tomorrow. Depending on trains. Day 2 in Shanghai (Tuesday ...

Day 1 Continued. Ok so having arrived here nice and early this morning, negociating the local public transport, getting lost and getting wet we eventually arrived at the hostel. Tempted by a free breakfast (cereal,toast and dumplings), we opted for the conventional with coffee and juice. Then after the internet and freshening up we headed out about 2pm. We had decided to try and find the Bund, so back on the metro we went. (Not as easy to use as Beijing and also...