DAY 9 - WEDNESDAY 6 MAY 2009

9943 - convenience store at highway rest stop
9946 - buying snacks
9950 - highway rest stop
9955 - soccer stadium in Suzhou
9961 - entering Han Shan Temple
9969 - learning about the significance of the temple
9980 - smiling Buddha in entryway
9990 - incense burner
9992 - wishes and prayers on ribbons
9998 - ribbons tied to tree
0001 - ribbons tied everywhere
0006 - looking around the temple
0018 - bell tower
0019 - temple
0021 - HCC-ers on the temple
0030 - climbing down the steps
0035 - meeting back up
0045 - hotel at lunch
0049 - lunch
0051 - our menu
0057 - leaving lunch
0065 - information at Suzhou Museum
0066 - the bottom rule
0067 - waiting until something is figured out
0071 - slide whistle
0077 - hanging out across the street
0096 - wedding photos at park along Grand Canal
0103 - sculptures in park
0107 - boarding the boat
0113 - bridge along the canal
0129 - city of Suzhou
0134 - our hotel in the distance
0150 - teahouse on the canal
0154 - heading down a narrow branch
0158 - main bridge
0170 - resident doing laundry
0177 - other boat passing us
0182 - local houses
0189 - lanterns along canal
0191 - steps up to a home
0200 - bridge
0202 - another bridge
0203 - series of bridges
0208 - town of Suzhou
0219 - returning back
0220 - drummer in park
0221 - playground
0222 - heading back to the buses
0231 - vendor trying to sell to us on buses
0243 - celebratory flower display
0246 - dinner
0248 - Evan, Dexter, and Scott
0251 - the food at dinner
0255 - streets of Suzhou
0265 - Engrish shirt
0272 - many patrons
0276 - some sort of street festival?
0280 - small child in clothing store
0281 - clothing store
0289 - "checolate malk"?
0299 - street festival, perhaps

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