常州 - Second Look

Returned to China again to complete the work, and stayed at the Fudu Traders Hotel for the full 6 nights. It was certainly a lot better to be staying in 1 hotel room throughout, rather than moving every day... which was what happened in my previous trip ... 3 hotel rooms in 2 hotels for 3 nights. Changzhou was such a busy place that week.







I had no mood to go touring around the city even though I had more than a few nights of free time.

There was a time when I heard that the Chinese culture is strong on tea, and will not allow coffee to assimilate that quickly. However, a lot of people in the cities are beginning to indulge in a cuppa more and more. There are plenty of coffee clubs and houses in Changzhou, serving western food, local chinese food, and beverages galore. I had heard about Bread Talks in Beijing, and was not too surprised to see an outlet in Changzhou as well.

The shopping scene is quite nice and if I were in the mood to shop around, I would have probably gotten quite some stuff. But I was quite amazed by a nice-looking mosque that was along the shopping belt. It is a "寺", and I only realized it is a mosque after seeing the crescent and the star.