Easton's vs. Suzhou

I always think it's sorta weird to live in a place that your family has never seen, so we were really excited to have Jane and Marie come stay with us. Suzhou is a bit of a tourist destination so there are lots of sights to see and things do, but mostly we were excited to show them some of our daily routine. Some of our favorite things were taking them to the supermarket, introducing them to some of the students, eating and hanging out at home playing with Nora.

Fruit at the supermarket.
Don't be fooled, these particular fruits look a lot better than they taste.

Suzhou is famous for it's gardens.
Nora decided to stop and smell the roses at Tiger Hill, except they were tulips.

Suzhou is known as "the Venice of the East"
These boat rides are one of my favorite things to do here.

At the silk factory we learned everything I ever wanted to know about making silk. (which isn't really that impressive because I have never pondered it.) The white silkworm cocoons are placed in water and then this machine unravels them and winds them into strands of silk which is then woven into cloth. Yep, now you know.

When in China...
Em and Jane going to the mall to get some Subway and Burger King.
This was fun, but I'll appreciate the drive through in America.