The Lingering Garden - 2

What's through the round window?

September 16th 2006
Suzhou is located only a one hour train ride out of Shanghai. We woke bright and early and headed over to the train station and joined in the scrum trying to buy tickets at the ticket office just outside. We expecting a regular timetable but found there was a huge gap where no trains ran for a couple of hours so we had time to catch up on breakfast and read our books while we waited. We’re ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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Michael & Faye Johnson

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So... It's been six years since we got back from our big family travels. A lot can happen in six years and the kids are growing at a pace that's completely overwhelming. We have 'settled' back into life in the UK, which for all its problems is an amazing country and we love it here. We've got back on track with our careers and the kids are progressing well with their schooling. As for travel, thankfully we still haven't stopped. Over the last few years we've been to a few more places in Europe, spent many weeks in Thailand and Malaysia, celebrated our 10 yea... full info

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