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naturegirl321
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Hope you guys might know the answers to these questions: what about affordable (re: not expat) spas for manicures, pedicures, facials, and the like? I know that hair shops and massage places are all over, but the spa treatments? Don't drink really, so I might as well pamper myself.
Getting clothes made? In Changchun I went to a huge fabric place with tailors in the back and got all my clothes made since Chinese ones didn't fit. Good, or decent tailors? |
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relaxtischina
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| To get to the bowling ally (保龄球) from downtown (Train station/Lindun lu) use bus 178 ( stops within a 10 minute walk) or from the South Bus station (218 stops out front). It takes around 45 minutes to get there from downtown . Not sure of the bus stop names so get a Chinese friend to ask the bus driver which stop is close to the the Dushu swimming pool which is next door |
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shadowrider
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:21 am Post subject: |
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| naturegirl321 wrote: |
Hope you guys might know the answers to these questions: what about affordable (re: not expat) spas for manicures, pedicures, facials, and the like? I know that hair shops and massage places are all over, but the spa treatments? Don't drink really, so I might as well pamper myself.
Getting clothes made? In Changchun I went to a huge fabric place with tailors in the back and got all my clothes made since Chinese ones didn't fit. Good, or decent tailors? |
You will LOVE the new social taxes... Suzhou was very proactive with it (while other parts of China were slow to implement this, Suzhou wanted to be the first) |
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peewee1979
Joined: 30 Jun 2011
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Location: Once in China was enough. Burned and robbed by Delter and watching others get cheated was enough.
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I ventured into a mall on my bike ride around Suzhou today after school. Weather is nice now! About 70f.
Sanso mall. Close to Shantang Street. Behind the Holiday Inn about 3 blocks to the west. Typical Chinese mall yes BUT in the basement was a BHG store. Filled with western goodies. I got some Mexican salsa (actually made in mexico) and various other goodies. The -B1 level has a bunch of restaurants and surprisingly a Pizza Hut AND a Papa Johns right across from each other.
A movie theater on the top floor with an Imax. For a better location of the mall check www.gewara.com (from the movie theater).
And YES they had A&W for 8 rmb a can but sadly only one dented can of Cherry Coke... sniff,sniff |
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peewee1979
Joined: 30 Jun 2011
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Location: Once in China was enough. Burned and robbed by Delter and watching others get cheated was enough.
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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| relaxtischina wrote: |
| To get to the bowling ally (保龄球) from downtown (Train station/Lindun lu) use bus 178 ( stops within a 10 minute walk) or from the South Bus station (218 stops out front). It takes around 45 minutes to get there from downtown . Not sure of the bus stop names so get a Chinese friend to ask the bus driver which stop is close to the the Dushu swimming pool which is next door |
I was going to GIST and followed the 178 bus to the area the first time I went there. (it's across from the Mcdonalds).
I'll look for the bowling ally on the next ride over. |
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Julli4u2
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| this is an awesome thread! we're moving to Suzhou too. My husband accepted a position at XJTLU starting August. Gotta bookmark it with all the directions. This is gonna be fun since we have never been to china... |
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naturegirl321
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| Julli4u2 wrote: |
| this is an awesome thread! we're moving to Suzhou too. My husband accepted a position at XJTLU starting August. Gotta bookmark it with all the directions. This is gonna be fun since we have never been to china... |
Will you be working as well? |
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