A Metal Ball And Lots Of Ponds

As I near the end of my journey here in China, I'm set on getting to see a few of the things I've been meaning to here in Changzhou.

Every time I hop on the bus to head down town I pass this:

I've always wondered about it and about what else was in the area. From the bus it looks like a cool place to walk around. So I woke Kareena up early one morning and drug her out on the town to do some exploring before we had to teach. I think the pictures can explain themselves ;D

Behind the reflection pod with the statue we found.....

This big metal ball.....

with a bunch of mathematical and scientific equations on it.

And predictably what followed were....

JUMPING.....

PICTURES!!

A little further down we found

some cool rocks in the water, which btw there was a gap in the fence around the pond that clearly would lead anyone to believe it was ok to follow these rocks onto the water ;)

Then there was this cool little spot right before...

A cool ampitheatre in the middle of a roundabout with a stage and fountains.

I'm sure you're wondering where the picture is ;) but alas my camera was on the fritz at this point and decided to stop working. After which we headed down a side road.

Yah that's right.....

we're that cool ;)

and when we popped out the other end we found ourselves across from the noodle shop right down the road from our school. Turns out we had been wandering around the campus of the Changzhou Science and Technology College.

(Guess that explains the metal ball ;D)