Still no luck with posting directly to our blog from the mainland, so the pictures will remain scarce. I will try to have Mom post some while in Wuzhen. Worst case scenario....we'll post a bunch once we get back to the States. After some enjoyable days in Ningbo, the four of us (me, Johnna, our friends who live in China) left for Huangzhou (a 2-hour drive away). Huangzhou has a beautiful lake and a laid-back feel. We ate some wonderful traditional Chinese meals...spicy and amazing. We have a couple of hours before our Chinese friends head home, and we leave for Wuzhen. After Hong Kong (millions), Ningbo (population of Chicago but more compact), Huangzhou (population of Chicago but more compact and beautiful natural scenery), we are looking forward to a city of 60K. Wuzhen is a "water city." Water cities in China sometimes claim to be "the Venice of China." All in all, it will probably be a little touristy but beautiful. We have heard that they restored the old city fairly well.
We have enjoyed a slower pace of travel at this portion of our trip, so don't think you are missing out on a lot. Sleeping in, eating massive amounts of tasty food, and then walking it off by wandering around the city are the normal daily routine.
We have 2 nights in Wuzhen left followed by 3 nights in Shanghai. I am looking forward to returning to the States, but I am not homesick. I'm just trying to savor every moment of the trip and doing a fairly good job thus far.
Josh
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