Sunday, Sun-Ling, Aunt, Uncle and I drove to Xianghu Lake for a walk. The plan had us then driving over to West Lake for an evening stroll but the weather did not cooperate; rain.
Monday, I was under the weather so only a short 10km stroll on the Qiantang River Greenway near Uncle's apartment.
Aunt and Uncle live in this apartment complex.
Uncle's car, a 6 y.o. Buick Excelle (manufactured by Shanghai General Motors), recently failed inspection, the license plate numbers were not clear enough (for the ubiquitous car license plate recognition cameras I suspect), so with new plates installed we dropped by an inspection station but left defeated; more paperwork needed.
It's the prime season for digging bamboo shoots, but not in this "protected" area at Xianghu Lake Scenic Area.
Uncle, Aunt, Sun-Ling and I.
Looking down on Xianghu Lake.
These guys are building a wooden pavilion with hand tools.
Sunset on the lake.
These yellow We! vending machines sell meals ready-to-eat. They were unplugged when we walked by so not even a chance to try them out. I'm not convinced they are 100% automated; I think there may be a person inside. ;-)
After dinner we headed over to West Lake but did not get out of the car; too much wind and rain.
The Qiantang River Greenway is about 1 km from Uncle's apartment.
Along the greenway are two large statues depicting the slaying by bow an arrow of the Black Dragon that is the Qiantang River Tidal Bore; the world's largest tidal bore.
Sun-Ling and John have been traveling the earth since 2008 while blogging, eating vegetarian and vegan, and riding public transportation. We love uphill day hikes, 20th-century architecture, Roman ruins, all bodies of water, local markets, shopping for groceries, aqueducts, miradors, trip planning, blablacar, and more.
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Thanks Liz!
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