being a water city what better way than to see it by gondola . You can find more information HERE
or you can find more information about Wuzhen here
. A little change of pace today as we all know that a picture says a "thousand words" so I'll let the photos do the talking
one of many stone arches
this town is over 1,000 years old and the homes do not have running water. Laundry has to be done in the river, and there are communal washrooms for the residents to use
Mrs Skoot enjoying our brief ride floating down the river
here is a view looking straight ahead
where else can you hang your laundry
as you notice most of the people walking around are tourists like ourselves, and the
Chinese people are now encouraged to travel to see their own country
the local streets are very narrow and we are walking on the original stone walkways. The homes are constructed of wood and it all looks original, and weathered
this town is separated into areas to highlight what it was like "back then". Here we went into a bed museum
we also visited their Mao Tai Jiu factory. It has a distinct smell and these urns are filled to the brim with liquor. Mao Tai has a very high alcohol content of 55% in their familiar white/red bottle
Imagine living 1,000 years ago with no modern conveniences, no electricity and no running water
