有朋友介绍了一个据说很不错，且完全免费的景点，试着走了一回。

    将车停在南门人民桥的北桥堍，沿着护城河（古运河）往西，经蟠龙桥走至南岸，再经吴门桥走至北岸，然后沿北岸折返回到人民桥。天气很好，悠哉悠哉，观垂钓、拍照、逗狗，总共耗时2小时出头一点，真心感觉不错。苏州可去的地方不少，我走的只是其中的一小段，等哪天有空再把护城河完整地走一遍。

 

                                                                         站在护城河北岸回眸人民桥

 

                                                                            站在护城河北岸看蟠龙桥

 

                                                                            站在蟠龙桥上遥看吴门桥

 

                                                                                    吴门桥北岸风光

 

                                                                                    护城河北岸风光

 

                                                                                    护城河南岸风光

 

                                                                            蟠龙桥边上的一座小石桥

 

                                                                    站在小石桥南岸遥看北岸的瑞光塔

 

                                                                                        护城河风光

 

                                                                        站在护城河南岸遥看北岸风光

 

                                                                            吴门桥和水陆城门相辉映

 

 

                                                                                          吴门印象

 

                                                                                          移步换景

 

                                                                                          处处是景

 

                                                                                          水陆城门

 

                                                                              小石桥和吴门桥相辉映

 

 

                                                                                  尽显小桥流水人家

                        吴门桥，苏州最高的单孔石拱桥。建于北宋，初建时三孔；清同治年间，重建为单孔

 

                                                                              护城河游船经过吴门桥

 

                                                                            站在吴门桥上遥看蟠龙桥

 

                   北岸茶楼一角，休闲晒太阳的市民不少。（茶楼最低消费：炒青一杯白天8元，晚间10元）

 

                                                                                      北岸茶楼一角

 

                      拐进东大街上的盘门景区正门，这里车水马龙，游客熙熙攘攘，驻足片刻，咔擦了一张

 

                                    护城河边的垂钓者，其实冬天几乎没鱼可钓，垂钓者享受的是那个过程

 

    苏州是著名的水城，被誉为“东方的威尼斯”，苏州人世世代代生活在水巷小桥边，苏州因水成市，因水成街，因水成桥，因水成景。护城河和苏州的历史一样悠久，历经2500多年。而经过打造后的环古城河风貌带，成为了诠释古城苏州独特风情的最醇载体。