What the equivalent of $8 will buy you for lunch in SIP (Suzhou Industrial Park)
It can’t be blamed on leaving the drapes open last night, but rather the inevitable jet lag that caused me to be wide awake at 5:15am, even after taking a sleeping pill before bed last night! Not being able to sleep in allowed me to settle into the apartment by putting away my personal items.
As I was putting things away I kept cursing myself for not purchasing any Starbucks Via or packing my french press in my carry-on luggage. Guess I’ll have to get used to having tea in the morning instead of a cup of joe!
In hopes of speaking better Mandarin, a word or phrase a day is being learned. Today’s word is 星巴克 (Xīngbākè), meaning Starbucks. Yup, I had to find the closest one too me to pick up some decent tea as the stuff they stock in my apt (which is in a hotel…) is just meh.
While I might not post a picture every day on this blog, I am occasionally going to post a shot looking out of my apartment window that depicts the air pollution. This morning started off a lot worse, but as the day went on the buildings across Dushu Lake (独墅湖) could be spotted off in the distance.
The view across Dushu Lake with the air quality index around 115
Maybe one of these days I will have enough pictures to show a range of AQI (Air Quality Index) for the same view! To be fair, an AQI of 115 is listed as “lightly polluted” and I did not have much in the way of issues walking around or breathing, even with the humidity about 55% and the temps reaching 30C (86F).
Not sure what is on tap for tomorrow, but I’ll see how much of an adventure can be had!
