Memories are getting hazy, too many places, too much time have passed. Looking at the inaccurate itinerary and the incomplete photos, trying to recap...
Day 3 (26 Jun) - Hang Zhou, Su Zhou, Wu Xi
After checking out of 中州酒店 in the early morning, we proceed on to Su Zhou in our minibus. Halfway, we went some place where they sell 杭白菊, a kind of chrysanthemum. Despite its name, 杭白菊 is not produced in Hang Zhou. According to the guide, chrysanthemum has 清热解毒 properties, and it's divided into different grades also, depending on how wide opened the flower bud is. The more wide opened the flower, the lower the grade.
In Su Zhou, our first stop is part of the optional tour: Su Zhou Singapore Industrial Park, the pride of Singapore. However, it's another place that fits the saying perfectly: 不看可惜, 看了遗憾. Don't see don't know what is it, see already waste time and regret. Anyway, there won't be a next time.
After lunch, we went 藕园, the living place of a rich family. Hang Zhou is famous for its 真山真水, whereas Su Zhou is famous for its 假山假水. This is demostrated here, where there's full of artificial mountains and rivers.
Then we went to the famous 寒山寺 and 丝绸厂. There was where my financial status took a serious downward dive, again. The first time is when I paid 400 rmb for the optional tour. This time, I paid for 350+ rmb for the 蝉丝被 for my dad. I brought 1500 rmb, now left only 600+ rmb. Haven't buy anything much for myself and mum. Very sad. Word of advice: 1. Bring more money. 2. Use S'pore dollar whenever possble.
At 观前街购物天地 after dinner, we said goodbye to our local guide 小马. She's 40, a very nice & demure lady, as expected of all girls in Su Zhou (Larissa take note! =P), and her son is one year younger than us. Like her quite a lot. We took a photo together with her as memoir.
观前街购物天地 marks the last stop of our Su Zhou trip. Afterwhich we proceed on to the next city, 无锡. Little do we know the hotel we are checking into...
TO BE CONTINUED...
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