Seeing the Sights

I arrived Thursday night, so we got to roam the city a bit on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (to go to church). Here are some pictures of those adventures:

We found a tiny market place (alley) that sold delicious Boutza or dumplings and teriyaki rice bowls. Later we discovered this alley has an upstairs with tons of delicious street food for super cheap!

On our way to church was passed this awesome place. Not sure if it's a hotel or apartments but it looks cool! The buildings here in China are all very architecturally impressive.

We went into one of the bigger parts of Nanjing and toured around the big city a bit. This guy started talking to us and invited us into his office on the 18th floor for tea and coffee. I guess it's a major honor to have foreigners in your business office.

The streets are lines with these mo-peds (e-bikes). They have sleeves that attach to the handles to keep your hands warm while driving.

There are Pizza Huts EVERYWHERE in the city! They are super fancy here too, along with having the most delicious crust that I've ever tasted: the crust tastes like a pastry. Fun fact: all the bread here is more sweet than the bread in the states. 

And of course I had to attach a squatter picture! Even with western toilets, you're not allowed to flush the toilet paper, so there is a garbage can next to every toilet.

Platform shoes are a big thing here, everyone wears them. Also, tons of people wear masks if they have a cold or to prevent themselves from getting a cold. Some masks look like this, some look like hospital masks, and some are super cute or fancy.

And this is where we have church! It's a super nice hotel downtown in a super dinky area, and it's about an hour metro ride from our dorms. It was nice to attend something familiar where I actually knew what I was doing.