Today was our trip to the West Lake which I was looking forward to. It was a gorgeous and tranquil place, and the low mist added a hint of mysteriousness. I kept telling myself that the rain was adding to the atmosphere but by the end of the day with soaking socks and shoes all I did want was a warm blanket. I'd been looking forward to seeing curled up roofs, and more traditional decorations such as golden dragons. The trees hanging down from the lake swaying in the wind were beautiful too. After a walk along Bai causeway passing Hangzhou's top restaurant, museum and art gallery we got back to the coach.
We drove onto the city centre for shopping. Being utterly disgraceful, we all rushed out into the rain in a search for a McDonalds. I've had my yearly fix of McDonalds in the space of 5 days. Ergh. I'm not denying that it was one of the best I've had though! Anyway, shopping was a bit of a wash out so we're all eager for Shanghai now.
Back to the Uni and back to work. Luckily the journalism students were pretty nifty with the camera and got some really great footage. The Chinese students found some music about the West Lake, and also informed us of an ancient story that we included into the commentary on the film. Some text was also created by the Chinese journalism student, which was full of information and character. Overall it has been a lot more easier than yesterday, but I suppose this is where people step up when its their expertise and work to their strengths.
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