Traveling the Planet, Educating Others. Based in Kokomo, IN
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Suzhou
Suzhou is a city to the west of Shanghai. It boasts many great attractions. The two most famous is the tower atop Tiger Hill and the Grand Canal which was used to transport goods on a man made waterway all the way to Beijing. Suzhou is often likened to Venice in this way.
a picture from a canal boat ride
the type of boat I rode on
another view of the canal
the tower on Tiger Hill built around the year 1000
looking up from the base of the tower. unfortunately I was not allowed to climb it
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