Bugs and boats

Suzhou
We are big fans of this small city (only 15 million). The hotel is gorgeous with stunning gardens and a brilliant breakfast too.
We visited a silk making factory which was awesome. The process for making the silk was very interesting, even for Liam. Their authenticity cover was blown though when we spotted a Chsirtiah Disr scarf which was promptly removed when they saw us having a little giggle. Whilst the deals sounded good, I refrained from buying anything!
This area is known as The Oriental Venice and it’s easy to see why. So many canals but about 150° hotter than Venice…..🥵Our boat ride was great and we got off at the Old Town which was super pretty. This was where Liam and I bravely tasted scorpions on a stick!! It was very crunchy in an insect type of way. Whilst it wasn’t offensive, neither of us went back for seconds.
Later we visited the Lingering Gardens which were lovely but the humidity is at 98% making it difficult to fully appreciate.
As a last minute detour from our itinerary we did a lake cruise which was stunning but absolutely packed. We did the cruise today because the threat of Typhoon Beninca makes it likely it won’t be operational tomorrow. To be honest, I was glad we did it today because we got to witness a stunning sunset!!
Another fabulous day.Read more