Nanlin Hotel Suzhou

... train is being built between Shanghai and Beijing. It will cover the 1100 miles in 4 hours and will be quite an impressive structure. New freeways were being built all over as well. <br><br>Joe explained that 30 years ago, nothing was there except rice paddies. The city and the country have really changed since they opened their doors to the rest of the world in the 1980s. <br><br>It&#8217;s nice to have free internet in our Holiday Inn hotel!

... has changed through the years. We finally pass by the giant statue of Mao guarding over the school entrance as we pedal through the gates. Every morning we look forward to our bike ride down this fascinating stretch of road. A few weeks ago, as we were riding along taking it all in, we agreed that we had to give the street a name. Sesame Street seemed like the perfect fit. A bustling, teeming, energetic and happy place.

... br><br>Another day takes us to Panmen, a beautiful old scenic area by the Grand Canal which has the only land and water gate in China, once controlling access to the city by either route. I climb up inside the pagoda and tick another box. <br><br>Are we getting better at dodging the bikes? Not sure but we have time to practise before we hit Vietnam where crossing the road, from what I have read, is an even worse experience.<br><br>Shirley &amp; John

Our school is actually made up of two schools - the Chinese Public School, and the BC International School. Both schools share the same campus and facilities. When I look out my classroom window I look over at the Chinese students in the next building working hard at their studies. The Chinese Public School is made up of about 1700 students, grades 7 - 12. Our BC school is made up of about 220 students from grades 10 - 12. We have 5 non-Asian students in ...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!! I'm dressing up *s * pir*te / cr*cked out gypsy loh*n, it's pretty legend*ry. Tonight were going to Pulp Fiction, who *re ridiculously nice *nd giving free beer to everyone who is dressed up. It should get f*irly rowdy. App*rently none of the chinese dress up so it's b*sic*lly drunk exp*ts flooding b*r street cre*ting *ll sorts of shen*n****ns. <br>H*ve *n *wesome h*lloween!!! <br>-B

... right to what I was taking a photo of and the put his girl where he wanted her and stepped back to take a picture of her. That was it for me, I walked over, grabbed her hand, led her back to her man, politely asked them to wait and two seconds later I had my photo and left. <br> <br>Sometimes it really just becomes a little too much. <br>It's like many ...

... Tse !! Allez, on y va, je vous emmene en croisiere... Talala... Love, exciting and new, come aboard, we're expecting you. Love, life is sweetest reward, let it flow, it floats back to you. The loooooooooooooove boat, soon will be making another run. The loooooooooooooove boat... Bon alors le Yang Tse... Et le bateau pour commener... Ah ben c'est quelque chose hein. Bon concernant le bateau lui-meme, et pour ceux qui s'interessent aux affaires de la marine, ben vous etes confrontes a un ...