Weekend in Wuhan 武汉

Over the weekend Bev and I visited the capital city of Hubei Province: Wuhan. We were fortunate to stay with an acquaintance who I met through someone in Blacksburg- he was a marine biologist of some sort and has been to Blacksburg many times! They lived in a beautiful, homey apartment with a Western toilet and guest room and everything, it was amazing. The family was so nice and hospitable. They made our agendas for Saturday and Sunday and made sure we got everywhere safe and sound.  Wuhan is a HUGE city- and don't underestimate my HUGE (8,494 km²(3,279 sq mi) and a population of roughly 10 607 700 CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT) . We only got to see a (very) small part of it, but I think we saw the most beautiful portion. Unfortunately the very famous provincial museum was closed during our visit- which only means we must go back!

Seen in East Lake Park

Someone please tell me what is going on here...

Hubei Provincial Museum was closed (Oh no!) but luckily the Hubei Art Museum right across the street was open- and proved to have some pretty cool art inside.

A mini Chinese city- absolutely perfect.

This was my favorite.

Whatup dude

Wuhan- what a classic modern Chinese city

Yellow Crane Tower (Huang He Lou) is one of China's most famous towers.  

Unfortunately it's fame also means a LOT of people. 

So China.

I thought this was really cool. What a unique skill to have!

A snack street 

Pig feet and stuff

Too many people as usual

Wuhan University cherry blossoms at night

Wuhan Botanical Gardens... such a big complex- and so beautiful

Floating plants hehe

Reppin' the NL

Merging two nations

hehehe this makes me giggle 

Makeshift art stand

Tourists at Wuhan University

Wuhan University Campus

People people everywhere