Saturday, December 1, 2007
Day 2
the morning call came punctually at 6am. i answered, but never bother to wake up.
6.30am my mom came banging on my room and pulled me out of bed.
siao lar. on holiday still must wake up same time as NS. -.-
after breakfast headed straight to suzhou's silk factory.
knew how to make silk, mom learnt how to buy silk.
grabbed silk pillows, silk mattress covers, silk blankets, silk pillow covers, and she headed for payment.
crazy shit.
total Renminbi 5750.00
i was speechless when i saw the receipt.
it's only the 2nd day
after this headed to Wuzhen.(乌镇)
its a kampong village but the government carved out the area as tourist attraction. there's still pple living inside the kampong
toured around the area all the way in, then took this sampan out back to the main entrance
From there coached all the way to Hangzhou(杭州).
Visited Wansong Academy(万松书院), the institution where Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai studied.
right at the top of wansong academy is kongzi palace. prayed for good results, for university education of course
proceeded to Xihu(西湖), and enjoyed the view of the whole lake. Nice scenery.
Xihu is considered the most beautiful lake in China.
i like this photo. pacifistic
After dinner watched a cultural play in Hangzhou's Dongpo Theatre.(杭州东坡大剧院)
Wonderful show.
the threatre's facilities are even better than singapore's esplanade, they have rotating stage with water fountain from the ceiling--- all inside a auditorium theatre.
SA tours is good... they reserved VIP seats for us. lol
Hangzhou and Suzhou are very modernised. it's far more developed than i expected.
the neon lights decorated buildings light up the whole city, with entertainment flooding everywhere in the streets.
but i cant get to enjoy the nightlife.. cos the next day morning call : 5.45am.
crazy
1:07 PM