Suzhou Youngor Central Hotel

... 8220;egg roll” for everyone to try. It was a light, sweet, crispy shell that was rolled like a canola, just without the filling. Denise tried it and found it rather appetizing. The group made our way back to the boat to see the rest of the canal tour at night with the lights on. It was amazing! Denise was able to get some wonderful pictures, be sure to check them out below. Everyone agreed it was even better than our time at Tiger ...

... to buy. As we pedal along we see the local seamstress sitting at a table in front of her shop working away on her latest project. Next to her shop is the local water-well. Several people are gathered around drawing water for their gardens, or scrubbing their clothes in large pails of soapy water. A little farther along we are careful to dodge the chickens running across our path as we pass an old man who is often ...

... passed the stage for maternal fussing. <br><br>But I have to say that we are quite spoiled in the UK. Most motorists stop when they see you standing at a pedestrian crossing, unlike Russia where you have to make the bold move onto the crossing before they stop. But things are done differently in China.<br><br>They have quite a cute system in Suzhou at the traffic lights. A countdown in red tells the impatient how many seconds until they ...

... be fast asleep, some even while they stand - amazing. The Chinese staff will put their heads down on their desks and sleep. Any available couch will have a body on it sleeping. Lois and I will eat our lunches and then sometimes do school work, go for a long walk, ride our bikes to Starbucks for a treat, watch a movie on the computer (Yup, I know weird that we can actually watch a movie at lunch), or I'll listen to a Canucks game on the internet. It's ...

... was the first one there so with a big smile on my face I pushed my way on. When the door closed the elevator was packed. I was heading to the 7th floor, while they were all heading to the 4th floor. At the 3rd floor the elevator stopped and the door opened. I was standing right at the door and looked out at 4 people wanting to get onto the elevator. In Canada those people would have immediately said, No worries, we'll wait for the next one. Not here. Even though the elevator was ...

... und Entenkopf nicht unbedingt jed**mans Sache sind. Auch ist es imm** wied** schoen Leute zu sehen die an einem Huehn**fuss knabb**n, ein schwarzes Ei essen od** an ein** Garkueche vorbeizukommen d**en G**uch einem die Traenen in die Augen treibt (wir haben nie h**ausgefunden was da gebraten wird und wollten es auch nicht wirklich). Das ist ab** nicht unbedingt das was einen wirklich schocki**t an den chinesischen Essgewohnheiten, viel schlimm** sind die Kombinationen ...

... we made plans to head on to Shanghai a little earlier than expected. However, we did have time to travel 7 kilometres north-west of the city centre to the stunning site of Tiger Hill. Affectionately known as the "Leaning Tower of the East", this 10th century octagonal seven-story pagoda has tilted over the last 400 years and has now been displaced by more than 2 metres from its original position. It ...

... Brian were on the beers so Brian ordered me a small bottle of this whiskey, when I say it set my insides on fire that is no exaggeration, it was potent stuff! I had received a mail from Adrian earlier in the evening and he said they were going to Bar Rouge with some mates and invited me to come along so after the restaurant, Paul and Brian made there way back to the hostel and I jumped into a cab to the Bar Rouge. It was a pretty snazzy club right on the Bund ...

... but the concept is to imitate nature. These gardens have more rocks, ponds and pavillions than flowers, though florae is part of the experience. While here we took in the four most famous gardens, as well as one that was part of a local Buddhist temple. They were the Humble Administrator's Garden, the Master of the Nets Garden, the Lion Grove Garden and the Surging Wave Pavillion (naming gardens may also be an art unto itself). There isn't ...

... avait sorti le grand jeu et amene toute sa collection Nouvelle Vague (wwooaahh, delire), et meme toute une piece consacree a l'influence du film noir dans la narration figurative (boooaah, j'en connais deja qui sont en train d'acheter leur billet d'avion), et plein d'oeuvres de Rancillac (de-gou-tes!!!), on pouvait aussi sassoeir et visionner le film de Villegle, "un mythe dans la ville" (ohlala, y'en a qui se sont deconnectes la !).. Bon j'arrete. Vous avez qu'a aller a Beaubourg ah ah ...