Saturday, September 18, 2010

周庄 ZhouZhuang Day Trip

Today we went with a few friends from cell group/Expo outreach to Zhou Zhuang - a water town about 1.5 hours from Shanghai.



the town - traditional buildings and canals




a door with a message in Chinese encouraging people to believe in Jesus



the entrance to a park



Mirijam and Nica had fun shopping . . .



even in Zhou Zhuang it's impossible to escape the ever present Hai Bao (the World Expo mascot)


us!



we took a boat ride . . .



Nica and Ivy



the canals are useful for so many things . . . boating . . .



fishing . . . .



washing dishes . . . .



People at work - making combs from horns . . .



carving wooden buckets . . .



I tried some delicious local snacks - this is pumpkin flavored glutinous rice with a red bean filling




our group at the end of the day, getting ready to board the bus!

joe

1 comment:

  1. wow! looks like an awesome day! love following you guys on your blog!!! see you in a few days!!!!! love you.

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