We experienced our most beautiful day exactly one year ago. Now we enjoyed our first wedding anniversary together with lovely friends. In the morning we strolled a bit through Wuzhen. We wanted to buy something to drink, but it was a bit more complicated that expected. Talking with hands and feet to the lady we managed to get a cool drink. After we drove to Lake Tai. On a small island we enjoyed a fine lunch. We were glad that Caren mostly ordered the meals. At Lake Tai we stopped to walk a bit on a boardwalk. Back in Kunshan we experienced a traditional massage. First we enjoyed a warm foot bath with a neck and arm massage. Then it started, at the feet were kneaded, pressed and a few points were hurting a bit. It continued up the legs to the bottom and then the back. It was very nice to get the tense muscles kneaded. After 100 minutes we were relieved and felt light like a feather.
Next was our last meal with Caren and her family. We got Peking Duck and many other tasty things.
]]>Together with the family of Caren we drove to the water town Wuzhen. The town was founded more than 1300 years ago. It is located beside the Grand Canal which starts in Beijing. Parts of the historic center were renewed in traditional style and are now a tourist attraction. We were also a bit a tourist attraction as there are only very few western here.
To get to our rooms we used a wooden ferry to get to the other shore. There we were in another time. Konrad and I explored this small Venice on our own and learnt a lot about life in China. We walked on the left side along the water way until the canal and to the pagoda. Back we went on the other side. Many small alleys lead to interesting places like temples, memorials and workshops where old crafts were showed and explained. And there are also Chinese version of gondoliers. After a dinner together we strolled together through the alleys back to the hotel.
Tags: Wuzhen
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