First Chinese Lesson

Finally got round to having Mandarin lessons.  Hopefully I will be able to make sense of all the letters, the five different tones which means there is 5 different meanings for one word.

 



Festival of Lights

A lovely evening spent with Dan, Rebecca, Sophie Dorrington and Jake.  Went over to Moon harbour to the lights which were the same as new year but lot more and loads more people.  Most people leaving Suzhou today as the holiday is officially over so the roads are blocked as well.  One time I am thankful I don't have a car here along with the many other times I am grateful I don't lol.

 

 

Fireworks were exploding level with my balcony when I got back.  Tonight is going to be another one of those nights when it is fireworks till I get up in the morning.

 



Water :-)

How sad am I ....so excited that I at long last I have bought a water cooler/heater and thanks to my Aye I have water as well...means I dont have to carry bottles upon bottles of water to the apartment and can save the world by not throwing away hundreds of plastic bottles (sorry Aye's) ......However the bed remains in the box just moved to another room lol....Sam not here till end of March so I have a few weeks yet :-)

 

 

 

 

A lovely Saturday

Left at 11 and got the metro and went up Pingjiang lu with Jake and had a hot choc and cake in the "Postcards to the Future" shop and posted cards right up until June, then went further up Pingjing Lu and found a lovely hidden courtyard full of all sorts of shops.

 

 

 

Went round the corner to the Suzhou Museum designed by I M Pei (who designed the Louvre Pyramid) lovely museum and no queues today so it was a lovely visit.  Whilst there I had an Earl Grey tea in a glass massive leaves and not strainer.  Tried to drink it but kept eating tea leaves and they are not really that nice so had to drink it with a straw, first time for everything. 

 

 

 

Went down Pingjiang Lu and met Michael, walked back up Pingjiang Lu and went for a boat ride on the canal, went for dinner in a cafe by the side of the canal ....Walked back down Pingjiang lu with Jake

 

 

 

Metro was heaving, no taxis so walked an hour back to apartment.........a lovely warm day , moon bright on walk back.  It was a lovely evening, moon bright and lights of all the buildings shining and saw things I had not seen in Suzhou before so walking was good.

 

 

 

Then a chat with Sam and Charlie and watched Wales beat Italy via lap top on a chair with Sam at home and Skype.the wonders of modern technology lol.