We Are Gonna Like It Here

Today we went to the city center (downtown) and just hung out.  We went through Digital Street and the Women’s Mall (both are really thin malls that have small 12x12 stores.  We found another DVD store, we had lunch at KFC (it’s better than in the US), we had frozen drinks at a coffee shop, bought our first bag of Chinese Tea, hung out by the river, and took a taxi to the Jusco to buy some food to snack on in the hotel and to have dinner. 

We talked about all the things that we love about China.  We love that you can eat a full meal (like our steak dinner last night) and not feel like you have to lie down because you ate too much.  The portions are just right.  We love that the shops are organized by what you need and what you like (not random like in department stores).  We love that you can get fresh fruit on the side of the road daily.  We love that you can hop in a cab to do anything and spend only $1 – $2 on cabs.  We love that you can eat lunch and dinner shop, have snacks and spend less than 300 RMB total (2 DVD’s, 3 cab rides, 1 fake Coach wallet, 1 bag of tea, 2 lunches, 2 frozen drinks, 2 dinners, 2 bags of chips, 2 bottles of soda, 1 (1/2) loaf of bread, 3 random snacks to try, 1 bag of candy) which ends up being less than $50 US.

I took lots of pictures so be sure to check them out!