The plans for the week were to spend Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday in Shanghai, with the rest of our time in Beijing. On Sunday morning we went for a bike ride to a little town outside of the city. This small town was a place that Ray could be exposed to China life outside of a big city. We rode through this town and to a small church that was still in use, but was clearly built a long time ago. We were able to convince one of the people watching the church to get inside of it and it was pretty neat to see how one of the small town churches works.
On Monday we did the Pudong Riverwalk, and then went to Yu Garden (typical itinerary for my guests). We then ended the day shopping at the fakes market.
On Tuesday we went to Suzhou to see the sites there. Our driver was not too familiar with the Suzhou so we had to pick up someone on the side of the road. As sketchy as this sounds, there are people that make their living off of standing on the side of the road and helping people navigate a town they are not familiar with. After one trial and error with a person, we then picked up this guy who we decided to call Chester. This guy not only got us into seeing some of the sights for free, he also negotiated for us to get on a boat ride with a tour group. He was an interesting character and it only costed us about 12 bucks for the day. All the sights in Suzhou were just as I remembered them, the boat ride was a nice addition to our last adventure. Thanks Chester for all your help.
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