Day 9

Today was a tiring day. I got about 5 hours of sleep last night after karaoke so it was pretty tough to get up by 7:30 for our 9:30 meeting with the Suning executives (an electronics retailer in China). The meeting went well and then we went out to lunch with our group. Our Chinese group members continue to take us to some excellent restaurants where we try interesting dishes. The food continues to be amazing… and cheap! This afternoon’s meal with 10 dishes plus drinks and deserts was only $75 RMB (that’s only $10.75). Tonight a friend of mine and I went to this great little restaurant called Amy’s and had 2 courses (lemon chicken and sweet and sour pork) plus fried rice and drinks for a total of $88 RMB so only $5 each!

We also did a bit of shopping today. We’re finding it difficult to do any laundry so our solution is to buy. Luckily I’m doing ok since I brought so much for Vietnam. But I did find some cheap clothes – just a couple shirts. Now it’s off to bed. We’re going to Nanjing tomorrow morning by train for the day. We leave at 7:30 AM and return around 10 PM.