Suzhou - the Venice of China
It was hard to tell that it was Sunday in China, there was so much going on.
We started the day with dozens of choices for breakfast at our hotel. We then boarded our bus to to to Soochow University (abbreviated SUDA from now on). We had a briefing on China from Chen Gao, a former faculty member who is now Suzhou Municipal Foreign Affairs Director. Our group asked great questions during a stimulating 2-hour meeting.
We were then paired up with our host families and went to lunch with them, following by having a personal tour guide of the city. Diane and I walked an historic street along an ancient canal. Thanks to our host, we avoided being run down by any bicycles or electric scooters.
Just before dinner, we returned to SUDA for a meeting with VP Zhang. Furman Board of Trustees Chair Kathy McKinney did a wonderful job representing Furman and presenting him with gifts from our group. Dr. Zhang then joined us for dinner at Hantingfang. We had more courses than we could count and most our group could not answer the bell for last two or three courses.
The Triplitts with host family
Just before dinner, we returned to SUDA for a meeting with VP Zhang. Furman Board of Trustees Chair Kathy McKinney did a wonderful job representing Furman and presenting him with gifts from our group. Dr. Zhang then joined us for dinner at Hantingfang. We had more courses than we could count and most our group could not answer the bell for last two or three courses.
We returned to our hotel and a large group of us tried to walk off our dinner in the shopping and entertainment district near our hotel.
We capped off our night by celebrating my birthday in the cigar bar at our hotel.
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