Another day over 100°. We took the metro to Xiasha and when we came out - we had no idea where we were due to all the new buildings in the area. We called a DiDi car to take us to our old university. I was hoping to see some of the people I knew from the Foreign Affairs Office but summer hours meant they were on vacation. We walked around campus and noticed some brand new buildings and the wonderful fact that they had added AC and Heat to the classrooms and the dorm rooms. (It was always weird teaching in a winter coat and gloves).
left over bikes --
I found a 10 year old poster with Nathan Stillwell's photo on it. Nathan and his wife Elizabeth were two of the foreign teachers that helped me adjust when I first came to China. I still remember how wonderful they were - I am glad that ZUFE remembers him too.
We took my old favorite B1 bus back to Hangzhou and shopped in the silk market and had a delicious noodle bowl for lunch.
Dinner that night with Penny's sister and cousin at a good Chinese restaurant. when you order you don't order a meal - you order dishes. Menus look like this:
