Mike's Musings

Kate and Cheryl in front of the "Future of China".

With officials from the foreign affairs office of Suzhou. I am on the right of the Vice Director (woman in white in front row).

Looking at the plan for the park (both future and what has already been built).

I purchased some tea from this shop. The young woman pictured here is performing a tea ceremony so I can try the tea before my purchase. It is a green tea and called "Suzhou" tea.

After another huge dinner tonight, we went shopping at a Walmart style store. It was the largest store I have ever seen. It was packed and difficult to move down the aisles. The pictures will not do it justice, but I will let you use your imagination. There was a full grocery store (Mike and Alex would have been in heaven). There were clothes and household items as well.

The place was so large that we were paired up with an intern so we wouldn't get lost and also so we could have an interpreter.

Today (Monday) they are headed for Shanghai for the next part of their adventure.

Cheryl says that she can't stand the idea of more food. They have been fed and overfed to the point that nothing is appealing. Other than the eel, Cheryl has had no complaints about the food, other than there is so much of it.