Getting Hangzhou!

Woke up early (8) to get our 10am train and after a shower and having packed last night we headed out to the station, after finding one tube station closed we eventually made it at 20 to, plenty of time to get on the train! The on problem being that as we asked where to go for our train the response was 'not this station'. Crap.

Turns out we had to leave from hongquio airport which is now becoming a large train station, it was a good hour by metro we decided and so we bought new tickets for 14.50 that day.
As we had all our bags with us, and especially Chris's crazy heavy stuff! We headed around the train station square and grabbed some coffee and food and relaxed before getting to the station extra early! The main railway station this time!

The train was busy but ok, i had a snooze while Chris read his book, and watched the country fly by at 300km/h, not bad for a standard train (not high speed!).
More rows of houses being built row upon row and as Chris pointed out the country is so flat! You can see for miles and miles of houses surrounding factories.

We arrived in hangzhou (a horrible station) and headed to where the taxis should be, to find none, texting my translator friend I found out that it was a bad time as they all went to eat at around 4 before the evening rush. 

Chris was getting irate as we wandered around trying to find a taxi, in the end we found one and he took us right to our hotel front door.

After unpacking we headed out to look around and I remembered why I like Hangzhou so much in the first place, a big city with so much nature and a giant lake nearby, very pretty at night with the lights etc. (photos to follow).

We grabbed some expensive dinner at £6 inc drinks for both of us and then Chris headed back and flaked out. I went out for a wander again and chatted with a Canadian guy who just started teaching out here nearby.

Meeting the recruiter tomorrow and he seemed to say we would head straight to the school, but I want more time in Hangzhou! maybe after we have settled in I can come up to Hangzhou for a few days again, but best to get into teaching first I suppose. Although I now want a job closer to here! 

Gonna be a crazy day tomorrow I feel so we will see I guess... I think Chris is keen to bite their hand off at the first chance but I want to let them wait and take my time, I'm not sure that they are going to find anyone else whereas I think I could find us another job in a better place if I tried. Maybe not so close to the sea though...

Maybe I will like Wenzhou or Cangan as much as Hangzhou, if that is where the job is, I feel it is a small town type place at best, but that wouldn't be a bad experience as long as I can get out and about sometimes! Ideally by train.

More tomorrow I'm sure, paz y amor as the spanish would say....