day trip north west of shanghai

Afternoon ppl,
We are in a town of 6.9 million called suzchou
Means fish and water, of which they have an abundance of. A man made canal that stretches for miles.
A venice of the orient as they like to call it.
First thing we did was pick up another guide. Judy. English speaking even knowing idioms.
She took us the master of the nets temple right in the heart of the city.
Interesting gardens for the sacred daughters to play in many years ago.
Humid today like I have never experienced.
We then drove to tigers hill. Temples, buddist statues and a tower leaning like the tower of pisa.
We walked the famous 108 steps downhill thank goodness. Legend has it, after walking those
Steps all your problems will be gone. I'm waiting for this to kick in!
Onto to lunch , yummy food even a yummy tofu soup with egg, bean, onion and some foreign meat,
Which I didn't bother with.
After that on to the famous silkmaking shop which suzhou is proud of and exports overseas.
Bought some silk bedding, prices were insanely cheap even with conversion.
Said goodbye to judy , it is now 4pm back in the motorcar to drive to wuxi, pronounced wuchi.
Meeting yet another guide. Believe me, all this nonsense of guides wasn't in the damn brochure.