Luckily, Kiko was with me during this eclipse and was able to take some great pictures of the people watching with us. You can see here how dark it actually gets. Her little point-and-shoot Olympus actually did a pretty good job taking a pictures of the eclipse too.

We saw it! Despite the clouds and predictions of thunderstorms here in Hangzhou today, we were lucky enough for the clouds to part just long enough for us to see the amazing total solar eclipse from a great location at the Hyatt Hotel on the West Lake.

Here is a video of the Total Solar Eclipse in Hangzhou China, 2009. The video isn't as clear as the one I took in Egypt in 2006; however, the cloud cover here actually made for a cooler-looking video I think.

About twenty entries ago, I posted a picture of myself at the West Lake in Hangzhou, one of the most beautiful places to visit in China. Before I returned to China in June of 2007, I met an American in Pasadena who had told me that she had been to China and that her favorite place was the West Lake, so I gave her a copy of this picture; but not before tweaking it a little. I really liked the way it turned out so I decided to re-post it here for you too.

One of the nicest places to visit in China, that I unfortunately have not had a chance to write about yet, is the West Lake in Hangzhou. I have actually been there a couple of times now and still have not had a chance to see all the nice areas surrounding the lake. Good food, nice people, blue skies, great scenery and a beautiful lake make this place a must-visit in China.