Walking along Lake Dushu

Today I walked home from a meeting at school and decided to check out the local church which is situated along Lake Dushu.  There were many, many couples having their wedding photos taken so I didn't get the best views, but you can see that it is very nice. 

Morning walk in Suzhou

About three weeks ago I was out walking early one morning when I stumbled on this lovely garden.  I walked right in and took these amazing photos.  As I left the gardens, the guard looked at me funny, but he didn't say anything.  Later that day I was showing a friend of mine around this part of town and he informed me that the 'garden' I walked through was actually the play area for the middle school. 

To think, I thought it was such a good idea to have the local library inside a garden, encouraging locals to visit the gardens and library at the same time.  Well, the lights went off and I realized why the guard was looking at me funny earlier in the day.  Clearly, I was not supposed to be in the gardens.  Opps!