Suzhou, the Venice of Asia

Hopped a train for Suzhou this morning to check out the why they call
it the "Venice of Asia". Venice it isn't. There are a bunch of canals,
but that is the only common thread. They did have a leaning tower, but
that would actually compare to Pisa, not Venice. I visited the North
Tower, pictured here, and Tiger Tower, pics to follow in a later post.
I also went to the bird, fish and flower market. Indescribably not
what we are used to. Peta's obviously not made an impact here.