Arrived at about 7:30 at the traino in Xiamen. I noticed there was walmart there so I went and looked around Just because of the name. It was alot like carrifore but everything was 2 or 3 times the price. Then I started walking to the hostel. After about 4km I came to this tunnel and I was not allowed to walk through and I couldn't find anyother way. So I ended up catching a bus from one end to the other which cost 1¥. It didn't matter. Anyway the bus stopped ab...

So turns out I still haven't booked the cheapest train out. But it was 200 and something ¥ from Hangzhou to xianmen which is really far so I figured it's a fair price. I'm in a cabin with some beds and a table, 2 tvs, etc. It's really comfortable.

Today I slept in. Then I went for a walk to climb the moutain. It was a little dissapointing just covered in staircases. I had hoped it was not so developed. Afterwards I walked back to look around for the train ticket office. I couldn't find it so I ended up walking to the train station to buy a ticket. That night I stayed at the bar in the hostel and played pool for hours. It was cool.

The beautiful lake at sunset.

So today I walked around the outside of the lake. It was actually really far but it was nice and really beautiful. I wish I had some rollerblades or jogging shoes it would have been perfect. I met some students doing a survey too which was cool. It was actually really interesting Also how the different areas around the lake were really diverse. After that I headed back to the hostel to extend my booking and get changed etc. But on the way I walked to part of th...