Hey everyone just a quick little note to say hi. Everything is very different over here from traffic to the people and various other things. If there is a truck or bus get out of the way. They will always just honk and push on through. There is no road rage though as this is the way it goes in China. The development in this area is phenomenal- there are high rises everywhere. It is sad really. The old Suzhou is beautiful and contains wonderful gardens and lots of canals and water. There is little to no safety equipment when building these high rises- the men just use bamboo ladders and cranes (they even wear thongs). I went with a couple of blokes to Tiger mountain which is a famous spot in Suzhou- the place was basically a huge garden where one of the previous rulers of China would stay when he visited Suzhou. The place was littered with beggars which you feel sorry for. There was one old lady that was about a metre tall. I was also offered a massagee by one guy which basically means he will take you on his 3 wheeler carriage bike to a massage parlour where you get more than you bargained for. The people work extremely hard here for little money. We have a vegetable lady who we go and see each week for our vegetables. She is really nice and always throws in extra shallots. She told Kelly through an interpreter that she will always be the cheapest. I nearly stepped on a guy one day as he was asleep in one of the isles of the supermarket. And he was working there. This is very common people sleep a lot on the job- no-one seems to care. Anyway will talk more later.