Day 4 & 5: Plum Rain in Hangzhou (梅雨)

Plum rain (梅雨) greeted us throughout our drive from Huangshan to Hangzhou. It was the start of the East Asian rainy season...there was nothing much we could do but chilled out at Four Seasons Hangzhou.

Four Seasons Hangzhou provides a totally different ambiance to Fuchun Resort (富春山居). Fuchun Resort eludes mystery & awe while Four Seasons feels more homely with its lush greenery. 

Cute buttercup lotus in the lobby. :) I'm gonna try doing this in my floral arrangement some day. ;)

Lin and I dream to own one of such traditional houses. It need not be big. It's our holiday home. Dream dream dream...

A peep at our Grand Premier Room. :)

Gorgeous card keys. :)

I miss having bathtubs...our new home has no bathtub... :( And Lin doesn't wanna get me one. I'm thinking of putting a Cyprus one on the rooftop so that I can have a dip and admire the stars...

Hm...dipping in Four Seasons' indoor pool wasn't a bad idea, except the water was freezing cold. *.* We would love to try the outdoor pool but the rain...

Colourful paintings all around the indoor pool. 

Amazing changing room :) Tina, Lin & I tried out the steam bath in here too. :)))

Most of our activities in Hangzhou were confined indoors at Four Seasons, other than Ann and Tina going out to catch Impression on Westlake and us viewing a prospective property. Our boat ride around the lake was cancelled as the boatman felt it was too dangerous for us to go out in the rain. :(

We had our meals in Four Seasons. Dinner was fabulous at JinSha (金沙). :)

The three of us couldn't get enough of Longjing tea while Ann went for chrysanthemum tea. :)

Shredded Bean Curd Soup. The broth was lovely and it felt like eating chicken noodle soup. :) Comforting. :)))

Local veg and Longjing Shrimps. Lin and  I prefer Fuchun Resort's Longjing Shrimps.

The ultimate pyramid. Sinfully delicious. *.*

Pyramid of thinly sliced pork belly sitting on well seasoned bamboo shoots and surrounded by crunchy fresh veg.

Stuff them in these flat buns...... :)

Ann went for thick tofu soup while the three of us savor some Hangzhou noodles. A tad oily though.

For dessert, everyone had tofu pudding while the unadventurous me went for ice cream! :) Who cares? Boring ice cream made pretty with sugared swirls. :) Bliss. :)

Us at the dinner table :)

While we truly enjoyed our dinner at JinSha, I couldn't say so for our breakfast at WL. It was just average. As usual, Ann was still in bed.

Tina's latte and our juices. :)



So-so egg omelette and egg benedicts. :(

Because of the rain, we went on a Four Seasons discovery. I do like the lush greenery, traditional houses and warm service (many thanks to Sim Ho and Bill Li). The next resort I would like to try in Hangzhou is Amanfayun. :)

Details of Four Seasons Hangzhou:
W: http://www.fourseasons.com/hangzhou/