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A little bit of home in China
Nov 12, 2007
(30 photos)
"It was dark out as Erin and I stumbled about carrying our bags and trying to wipe the exhaustion from our eyes. We had just left a sweltering train that we had been riding fo ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
guavamama
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The garden city
Mar 27, 2007
"Arriving in Suzhou today, a town famous for its beautiful gardens, we first visited the tiger hill gardens, which Dragon had never visited himself, since he is usually t ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
benabroad
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Chinese Garden Heaven
Apr 5, 2006
(18 photos)
"Land of Gardens We took a short train ride through Shanghai to Suzhou which is the mecca of gardens in China with 100 of gardens of all sizes and quality. We checked out two main g ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
scott_and_amy
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Its starting to get better
May 13, 2007
(10 photos)
"I haven't had first good impressions of China. The place is pretty dirty and smelly, thats even in Shanghai, suppose to be a more western city. And the people are god damn rude and ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
hodge
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In heaven they have paradise, on earth...
May 15, 2006
(37 photos)
"Why does every city in this part of the world have to be compared to the West. Like Shanghai - Paris of the East? Paris wishes (apologies to all those who hold Paris dear). Well, S ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
marktjhung
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Bike's, Boats and Gardens
Nov 22, 2005
(5 photos)
"The first thing i read about Suzhou in the guide book, is that it is famous for its gardens, beutiful WOMEN and silk. so excitment lay ahead. the train journey, involved 16 hours, ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
mills-mcshea
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Garden of Lions
Jul 12, 2005
(12 photos)
"Well, we gambled on the weather and lost as today's rain and cloudiness is even worse than yesterdays! Not mush we could do about it so we marched off into the rain and wind to see ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
trent
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Back to Suzhou
Jun 23, 2007
(8 photos)
"I arrived in Shanghai and took the first bus out to Suzhou. I t was supposed to take 1.5 hours, but instead lasted for 3.5 hours...then the taxi driver tried to make me pay d ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
trent

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Suzhou
Feb 1, 2008
(2 photos)
"Arriving in a blizzard, it quickly became apparent that conditions still remained severe! Thick snow covered every inch of the city and every news bulletin was dominated ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
kimandrob

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Suzhou
May 30, 2008
(4 photos)
"Fra det noget regnfulde Hanzhou gik turen til den smukke by Suzhou, som specielt er kendt for sin vigtige position inden for silkehandel og -produktion. Vi boede i et rigtig hyggel ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
travelrookies

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Garden Towns
Aug 30, 2007
(8 photos)
"Hangzhou or the city best known for its west lake (one of 36 in China) is a large city with an equally large park built around its lake. Here we hired some bicycles with great susp ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
sidom

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Suzhou: the venice of the east
Jan 28, 2007
(15 photos)
"In my continual quest to chill out I jumped on a train to Suzhou, a town famous for it's canals and gardens. However, before i could get there i needed to catch another train. Agai ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
mattandnicole

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Day 97 - the Water Village
Dec 10, 2007
(9 photos)
"I think they were looking for things for us to do today. We had a visit to a hotel chain and were given a tour and a lecture on the way the hotel managed business. I don't know if ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
randiandersen

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Our new home
Sep 7, 2006
(83 photos)
"Our new home! Check it out! So we've been in Suzhou for over 3 weeks now, and absolutely love it! We have found a few great places to eat traditional Chinese food, and also some pl ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
cahc

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Fly to Shanghai and bus to Suzhou
Mar 30, 2008
(20 photos)
"3/30/08 We flew on China Eastern Airlines to Shanghai and was met by our tour guide, Lily. Her home town is Suzhou so she will be our tour guide for the remainder of the trip ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
jdhermann

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Arrival
Sep 8, 2007
(58 photos)
"Hello everybody! I hope everyone is doing well! As you can see I have decided to make a blog so you all can read about my time in China and see pictures and all the great stuff!! M ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
kait

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Back at SuDa
Sep 18, 2006
"So we made it back to Suzhou alive! But let me back up a little to Beijing. On the 14th we had our "highlights of Beijing day" and saw all the main historical/touristy spots. We st ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
voyageuse

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Soaking in Suzhou
Nov 27, 2006
"Suzhou is a nice place. It's about an hour from Shanghai and we were expecting a small town but nope, yet again inhabited by millions! The traditional Chinese gardens and the canal ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
lesandsteve

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Let's not get racial, pengyou
Jul 23, 2006
"I went to Suzhou this weekend and stayed at the Scholars Inn on Jingde Lu (Xiangshu Mendi Jiudian), which was a good hotel with down comforters, stuffed pandas, and little packs of ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
ninedeuce

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Gardens and Canals
Sep 9, 2005
(1 photo)
"After buses and trains, the option to travel by boat from Hangzhou to Suzhou was too good to miss. It is also pretty good value and an opportunity to see the Grand Canal close up. ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
robjstaples

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Suzhou City delights
Dec 9, 2004
(42 photos)
"Today was confirmation why we usually travel independently. We decided to take the group tour to Suzhou. We thought it would make it more convenient. It started off with the entire ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
coryandlaura

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Expect the Unexpected
Jun 24, 2004
"Currently I am in Suzhou, which is about an hour drive west of Shanghai. How did I end up here? Well, a couple days ago I had met a fellow Chinese American by the name of William. ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
pchun88

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Suzhou
Sep 21, 2006
(136 photos)
"Fourteenth stop: Suzhou ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
natter_17

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First Full Day in Suzhou
Jun 17, 2007
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"After Ben and I get back to the hotel around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday I could not sleep - a combination of jet lag and the excitement of getting to explore more of Suzhou are the reason ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
robert_obrien

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Suzhou
Jun 10, 2005
(3 photos)
"Quick one night stopover in Suzhou. An hour by train west of Shanghai. Bit of a relief to get out of Shanghai. Too many people, hustle and bustle etc. Main claim to fame of Suzhou ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
jc

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Suzhou
Jul 13, 2006
(10 photos)
"World heritage site with many traditional Chinese gardens ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
valach

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Suzhou
Nov 6, 2006
(149 photos)
"Beutiful city near to Sanghai ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
samuvk

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Above is Paradise, Below is Suzhou
Feb 8, 2006
"The last few days in Shanghai weren't bad, just uneventful. There really isn't a lot to do there. However, we did have one crazy adventure. We were down in the French Concession (n ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
waynekreger

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Came back to stock up on CD's and DVD's
May 31, 2006
"I came back to Suzhou for the day to stock up on more Cd's and Dvd's. There are many trains coming here from Shanghai throughout the day. The non stop service takes fifty minu ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
yiddo

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Gardens and Canals!
Apr 21, 2008
(19 photos)
"After midterms, my friend Ellen and I left for a weekend away in Suzhou! Suzhou is a bit further south in China, and is well-known for its beautiful gardens and canals, which we ha ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
katietravels

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China's garden city
May 29, 2008
(35 photos)
"IMH: Suzhou is a 40 minute express train ride (where a speed of over 350km per hour is reached by the new improved trains) from Shanghai and is also referred to as the "Garden City ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
vine_hooligans

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Suzhou, serenity in Shanghai's shadow
May 19, 2008
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"Only one hour north west from Shanghai is the delightful canal and garden city of Suzhou or as many refer to it as 'the Venice of the East'. We had no plans to visit Suzhou until i ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
mattersdorff

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Shanghai
Jul 5, 2008
"Today I took a tour to the city of Suzhou. It was about a 90 minute drive to get there. Unlike Shanghai, this is an ancient city with about 2500 years of history. ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
exploreamerica

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Suzhou (pronounced Su-Ju)
Sep 23, 2007
(13 photos)
"After a leisurely start we were driven to The Garden City of Suzhou where we visited three very different, all quite beautiful sites. The Pan Men Gate; as usual in China, no ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
jmabro

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In Suzhou for a day
Jul 2, 2008
(15 photos)
"We arrived in Suzhou at about 6.30am this morning. We had a wash and some croissants at our hotel (The Jinjiang Inn). Then at 8.30am, we were off on a morning bike ride that took u ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
vickersontour

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Suzhou
Oct 27, 2006
"Questa citta viene considerata la Venezia della Cina. Non male, i canali tra le vecchie case sono belli, anche se la maggior parte ormai sono stati coperti. Un altra particolarita ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
globetrotterch

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Suzhou
Oct 16, 2006
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"Suzhou 16 Oct - 19 Oct Suzhou is about 1 hour north of Shanghai. Suzhou is a famous Chinese city, known for its beautiful canals, silk and women. Though can't say much for the lat ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
richandhel

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a Home away from Home
Sep 6, 2007
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"Flew out of Detroit Metro six days ago. Saw Kate Myers as I was boarding the plane (!), she and Matt were on their way to Amsterdam for a month long European tour. It was really ni ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
jess.joy

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Suzhou, China
May 25, 2006
"Oh dear..... We had another over night train last night and it was 16 hours. I didn't sleep as well as I did on the other train and it was raining so bad that the train actually st ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
fionahunt

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On the Road Again
May 18, 2006
(10 photos)
"Hi everyone - a quick update from an internet cafe in Suzhou on a rainy day just before heading out on an overnight train ride (16 hours!) to Xian. When we left Shanghai we headed ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
onmyway

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The Venice of China... kind of.
Nov 11, 2005
"Well it was time to move on from Shanghai and we did this by travelling to Suzhou. We took the train that was about an hour ride and sat in relative comfort on quite a posh looking ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
kristenandjohn

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Suzhou
Nov 17, 2006
(4 photos)
"Suzhou is about 1 1/2 hours outside of Shanghai. It is a famous city in China because of its charm and canals. The Grand Canal was a project begun by the Chinese some 2000 years ag ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
davejin

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I wanna be an expat ... BUT ...
Apr 29, 2008
"There is this kid screaming in front of the hotel ... argh - wtf? Children ARE the best reflection of their parents and their life-long project :) Back to my critique :) Suzhou was ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
zalazala

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City hopping
Oct 29, 2005
(11 photos)
"This is a photo update - I don't really have any good stories to relate from the last few days. I arrived into Nanjing after spending the night travelling in hard sleeper class. Im ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
glawler

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Aaargh!!!!
Apr 27, 2008
"Aaaaargh!!! I have just spent an hour writing a blog entry about the last 4 days in Suzhou, and I have managed to delete it. Needless the say I am not in the mood to write it all a ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
kateandalison

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Back In suzhou
Jan 17, 2008
(1 photo)
"We knew we were home as soon as we landed. I felt happy but I think Q wanted to get on the next plane and fly as far away as possible. maxim turned 14 the day after we returned, Ja ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
jingcha

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The Story so far...
Apr 26, 2008
"Ni Hao! And Hello for everyone who isn't from China (although there are alot of them!) I have decided to write a spin off blog from the main one, witch is more of the things we hav ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
alihd

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Communication problems and amazing gardens
Jun 18, 2006
(4 photos)
"In Suzhou I've encountered real problems for the first time - I couldn't find a place to stay for a decent price. I know there are some, since I've heard from other travellers, but ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
zohar_golan

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Boring gardens
Sep 14, 1985
(2 photos)
"Kit: Today we went to Suzhou by train, and saw some boring gardens. Dylan: We booked in to the Nanlin Hotel. In Suzhou there are a lot of gardens, so we went to some. They all have ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
raymondc

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Suzhou - half an earthly heaven
Jan 2, 2008
(115 photos)
"After hearing murmurs of talks about a holiday around the New Year, I kept my ears pricked and was finally told...two days before...that I did not need to be in school over the New ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
rhian.ogorman

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Weather in Suzhou
Jun 19, 2007
"June 19, 2007 Suzhou has two kinds of weather: air conditioning (AC) on and AC off. It has been three days since Bobby, Ben, and I arrived in Suzhou, and, unfortunate ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
carolyncypress

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Suzhou--city of silk
Jul 12, 2005
"Shanghai is great for the stuff I miss from home (food, language, shopping, etc) yet it lacks in the cultural historical department compared to Beijing. We escaped from the big cit ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
tjs_treks

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gardens
Sep 20, 2007
(1 photo)
"For $3, living it up in the fancy speed train for the 1 hour train ride from Shanghai. For $1, you get a hard seat and the kid in the seat next to you will pee on the floor. Next t ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
linan

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Venice of the east
Aug 2, 2006
"Well here we are in Shanghai, we made it on the plane with some creative packing and a LOT of hand luggage, whoever said take half the clothes and twice the money was certainly rig ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
gointravelin

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Silk Road
Jun 16, 2006
(10 photos)
"A two hour drive from Hangzhou, Suzhou is an older town that does not seemed to have boomed like the modern parts of Hangzhou. The city did boast five UNESCO World Heritage sites, ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
soohyung

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Suzhou
Jul 14, 2007
(18 photos)
"So, in the last thrilling instalment of my zany journey to China I left off where I had just escaped the island of the evil Mr Han after winning the martial arts tournament and unc ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
kwaichang_caine

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Suzhou
Jul 24, 2007
(19 photos)
"Wake up Zhouzhaung temple in morning - v quiet/peqaceful - great!!! bus to Suzhou - bathrooms v. interesting master of nets out to bar pagoda ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
rushar

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suzhou
May 7, 2007
(30 photos)
"Vivir en suzhou fue una experiencia increible... realmente vivimos los que es REAL CHINA...desde lo mas primitivo del mundo hasta lo mas moderno! ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
melgabriel

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The art center of China
Nov 7, 2007
(5 photos)
"Leaving the night train - which for some reason felt more spacious than the one we had before - we entered the smallest city of our tour (8 mio population), Suzhou, the art center ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
birkborkasson

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First week of school
Sep 8, 2006
(3 photos)
"It's hard to believe I've spent over a week here; time has really flown. At first I wasn't sure if I really wanted to stay here at this school - the administration is pretty unorga ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
karissa

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Suzhou
Mar 25, 2008
(46 photos)
"ever since coming back to wuxi, i've been hearing a lot about suzhou. only 15 mins away from the fast train and only 13 quai, it's a perfect place to go for a day trip. leah and i ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
maymay1980

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Suzhou
May 5, 2008
(12 photos)
"ËÕÖÝ...... Place Visit : Han Shan Shi (º®É½Ë£©& Shi zhi LiN ( ʨ×ÓÁÖ£© Food : Shopping : Silk.. aiyo...My group spend a lots money to buying silk. Dont know whether ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
hoon5954

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Asian Venice with the Zhejiang Crew
Oct 23, 2007
(17 photos)
"This weekend was, as Barney on "How I Met Your Mother" would call it: Legendary. No better word for it. Honestly. It actually all started early last week when Ben and I came to the ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
mteckman

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Bicycles, gardens and pagodas
Apr 24, 2006
(7 photos)
"After a couple of attempts we finally made it to Suzhou. I won't go into the details except to say that I won't be able to live down a mistimed toilet stop. When we first saw the b ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
kukuwu

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First time in Suzhou
Dec 13, 2007
(4 photos)
"Coming back from Shanghai to Nanjing, I stop for one night in Suzhou. ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
mcpaul

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Suzhou
Oct 24, 2007
(6 photos)
"One day in Suzhou...way enough ! ..."
A travel blog entry from Suzhou by
christo.pas

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