Hangin' in Hangzhou

So we found out when we arrived in Hangzhou last night that we would not be meeting Juliet until Monday morning because the offices are closed on Sundays.  Our hotel is very nice and we have a huge suite with a separate sitting room and bed room.  More than enough room for a toddler to run around in.

We received a wake up call from Luke and Mia asking if we wanted to Skype, so we spoke with them for about 20 minutes.  Mia wanted to know where Juliet was and Luke filled us in on Michigan State's big win over Michigan (4th in a row, but who's counting?).  After breakfast, we decided to walk to West Lake, a national park which surrounds a huge beautiful lake here in Hangzhou.  The walk took about 30 minutes through the hustle and bustle of Hangzhou, but once we got there, it was very peaceful.  There were families walking around, people sitting by the lake drinking tea or coffee, boat rides, and groups of people singning and dancing.  We saw a big group of people gawking at something, we went to see what it was.  Low and behold it was a squirrel, but everyone was pretty amazed by it.  I think our guide is taking us on a boat tour of the lake later this week.

We headed back to the hotel and once we were in our room, we found out there is a school right down the street.  For about an hour and a half, they were playing a loud recording while each class came out in their uniforms to do their exercises in the school courtyard.  We also found out that we're just few blocks from the Silk district so we plan to visit that in the next few days.

Our guide Jessica is picking us up at 8:30am tomorrow morning to take us to get Juliet.  Her crib is ready in our room and now it's time for us to get some rest before the big day.