I know I said yesterday was probably my favorite day of the trip so far, but I think today just took that rightful position. We traveled to suzhou and arrived in a water town known as the "Venice of the East." I studied abroad in Italy last year and loved when I visited Venice, so … Continue reading Sunday 5/19/19 →

The day started off a bit slow with the transportation from Zhangbei to Shanghai (with some wild turbulence), but the afternoon was wonderful at the water town that I don't know how to spell. Walking down the street next to the canal with all the shops and restaurants lined up was super cool. I got … Continue reading Day 6 →

Visiting the Ancient Water Town was one of the coolest things I’ve done. When we first got there, we walked around a looked st the shops. I got my mom a painted tea cup and tried some flavored marshmallow candy. I also bought some pearl earrings for my sister and a pair for myself. They … Continue reading 5/19- blog #6 →

We spent most of the day traveling but we had the opportunity to visit Zhujiajiao, a water village. The town is absolutely beautiful with a canal running through small shops. The arched bridges were absolutely beautiful as they crossed over the canals. I really enjoyed seeing such a beautiful and historic town. Miki told us … Continue reading Day 7: Zhujiajiao →

Today started with a domestic flight from Zhangjiakou to Shanghai. I thought that it was interesting that the plane started taxiing so quickly after boarding concluded. There also was not a very formalized safety briefing like there would be in the USA. Once we landed, we went to Zhujiajiao which was incredible! I loved walking … Continue reading Shanghai/Suzhou – 5/19 →

Today I had a meaningful conversation with our tour guide Brian on the airplane from Zhangjiakou to Shanghai. Brian has degrees in Electric Engineering and Finance. Traveling has always been a great passion for Brian, so Brian started his early career in the travel industry and eventually started his own business (which is what he … Continue reading Day 1 @ SuZhou the Watertown →

Today was a good day we started off flying out of Beijing into Shanghai. The flight was pretty uneventful, I was surprised by how small the airport was. For lunch I had a lovely hot fudge Sunday from McDonalds and some coconut water (who knew McDonalds had that)! We then went to a market and … Continue reading 5/19/19 An unexpectedly low stress day in Shanghai! →