Sūzhōu Canal trip

Tour Day 6 (Sūzhōu)

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May 24th 2008
Woke up at around 6:30am this morning. Couldn’t really do much until everyone else was awake, so just stuck my iPod on. Gradually everyone stirred. Some had noodles for breakfast, but to be honest, I didn’t want any breakfast. At that particular moment, I longed for a normal simple breakfast like cereal or toast. We weren’t going to be arriving at Sūzhōu until mid morning, so there was pl ... 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