My Trip to China – Hangzhou, Shanghai, Suzhou and Wuzi

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China trip in September 2019

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I was in China recently from 20th – 25th September 2019 and stayed 1 night at Sama Sama Hotel Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) for 1 night. It was a 5-star hotel costing about $700 per night. The most affordable voucher to China was $750 for 2 pax, covering hotel stay of at least 3 stars and ground tour. The tour guide and local guide was a separate charge. From Penang International Airport, we caught the 6:20 am boarding time flight from Air Asia to KL and took a Grab car to Sama Sama Hotel, where we booked online.

The flight by Air Asia to Hangzhou International Airport took about 5 hours from KLIA. Upon reaching the airport in China, we met up with our tour guide Meng Siao Lee where we waited about 30 minutes for the rest of the tourists from Malaysia to disembark. There were a total of 30 people from Malaysia.

Without the tour guide, we would have been lost, considering China is big and so many places of interest to see. However, what I did not enjoy was that the whole trip was in Mandarin, which was Greek to me. And my spouse did not do much job of translating to me other than occasionally, but I missed out on the jokes, etc. This, of course, was hard to explain, I guess, for him.

That’s me in navy blue wind-breaker or jacket with my partner. The scenic places were an experience to behold, especially Shanghai, with the kinetic lights all across the entire street of buildings in a row. It is a pity we missed the Shanghai Disneyland, which was not part of the itinerary, but I had been to Disneyland in California many years back. So, instead of buying things, I rather pay for the experience that is rich in culture, food, and architecture.