After yesterday's shenanigans, I was happy to have a fairly low key day.
First order, I thought I would head into the convenience store downstairs and snag some sugar for my cuppa. Umm... Think again. I just wanted a little bit of sugar for my coffee. These were the offerings....
I really need to cut down on my sugar intake anyway.
How about some snacks? The weather is still a little bit poorly and I have some TV shows to catch up on. Sounds like a plan!
Anyone for some:
Maybe not! I did find some Hershey kisses. Blew the budget but what the hey? I'm missing food I am familiar with.
After my missed eps of GOT, I decided that I couldn't spend the whole day holed up in my room and decided to take another little walk. There were tourist sights I could go chasing, but I really just wanted a day to hang out and 'be'.
Always stuff to see. Anyone for chicken tonight?
There were some lovely buildings that really make up Suzhou's charm.
A young man came up to me and in halting English said hi. We got chatting about where I was from, what he does (tour guide of course lol). I told him a bit about my experiences from the day before.
I thought our conversation was going well, although his English was fairly limited. He then turned to me and said 'People from Australia are fat. People from China are skinny.' Complete with hand gestures. Not missing a beat I said to him (with hand gestures too) 'Some people in China very fat too'.
I'm not sure what he expected me to say but this was obviously the wrong reply. He harrumphed, spat and walked off. What????
Oh well. I think I need a foot massage. I wandered back towards the hotel and found a nice looking establishment and managed to request a foot massage.
I ended up upstairs with a sweet young lady who went above and beyond to make me comfortable. I was there for 2 hours, drinking tea, watching a movie in English, had my back neck and feet done and was rather entertained by this young lady and her young husband who hung out with us and kept insisting I take his cigarettes. All for only about $A20. I left floating down the street.
I decided to have an early night as I was back to Jiaxing and classes.
