Pictures!

Since I haven't really put any pictures up, I thought I would rectify that situation. Today was a horrendously long (but really awesome) day that included something like ten miles of walking and very little nourishment. It's 11:26 PM and we just had McDonald's delivered since everything else is closed. That's right... McDonald's delivery. Anyway! Pictures below in collages because I'm a little too lazy to upload all of these pictures individually. :)

People!

From the top left and going clockwise: Billy rolled his pants up at the Shenzhen Celebrity Club during lunch because it was Louisiana hot and he was sweating, Lindsey trying a boiled yeast ball covered in honey and peanuts, Mary tasting a fruit in Sam's Club that required gloves, Richard giving us some egg-based custard from KFC, Dr. Watson on the Westlake tour boat (and all of the cameras!), Riley and Erica on the same tour boat, Will in front of the Confucious statue in Westlake, Jose at the Sam's Club, and Chad trying the same gloves-required fruit at the Sam's Club.

Things We've Done:

From the top left: Strolling through a mall during our free time (and while being tailed for SIX FLOORS) we spotted this advertisement in a KFC: a shrimp-filled chicken patty sandwich, the 'Times Square' of Shenzhen, all the beer we consumed at a little bar/restaraunt in Shenzhen for RMD $20.00!!, Mary and Riley at the Modern Toilet restaraunt (delicious pineapple fried rice), Mary's chocolate ice cream dessert at the Modern Toiley, and Erica on the bus to Suzhou from Hongzhou.

Suzhou:

Starting at the left and going top to bottom: Group shot in front of the Confucious statue (Asian people were taking our picture, too, and crashing it), a farmer's house along the freeway between the airport and the hotel, a dragon boat we thought was awesome, Dr. Watson, girls' group shot on a bridge in Westlake, Chinese man taking a picture of us (we get a LOT of stares, photo requests, and comments), a bridge on an island (I didn't understand why there's a bridge on an unihabitated island), koi pond, and another shot of the koi pond (but the branch got in the way).

SPICY! Dinner in Suzhou:

Joyce, Linda, and Richard (our resident Chinese guides and student) trying to order dinner for fourteen people, Will and Chad about to consume some Chinese liquor best described as gasoline, Jose and Mary about to take a shot of the same stuff, Katie with some chopsticks.... or maybe those were Jose's?, Lindsey and Katie before we got our eating on, Mary on the phone with Sprint for the FOURTH time trying to figure out why we can't text anyone, and finally: Erica with one of her first ever beers!! (She's a wine drinker)