escape -- No, there is no time on this trip for sight seeing. I'm in Hangzhou City in a hotel near West Lake for the weekends. It is an area full of tourists both from China and other countries. I've taken a tour of West Lake on other trips I've been on to China. During the week, I stay at another hotel near the office.
KimOhio -- The temperature ranges from 45 to 50 degrees F during the day and about 30 to 35 at night. There were showers for 2 days and the rest of the time, it's been sunny. Yes, I will be home for Christmas and New Years and then it's off to Europe (Spain).