Trauma in the Squat Stall- Wuxi to Hangzhou-Day 7

I woke up at 2:45am and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get back to sleep. At 7am we went for another huge buffet breakfast before checking out of the Gloria Grand Hotel Wuxi. The day was dull with pouring rain which suited the geese and pair of black swans that lived in the water area in front of our hotel. Vince made an announcement on the bus that the …

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Suzhou to Wuxi- Day 6

The sun was shining when we woke up.  We were delighted to discover that the hotel offered a huge and varied buffet breakfast; everything from stir fried dishes, to sushi to cocoa cereal. There was also honey dripping from the comb, many types of dim sum including one designed to look like a dog’s head, fresh fruit, dried fruit, yogurt, pancakes with whipped cream, waffles, pastries, salmon and more, …

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