Day 8 Nanjing: Photos 21 to 42

SUNNY TODAY
Ah, today we finally get to feel the sun on our skin. It feels so good. I’m rather upset that I’ve lost nearly all my tan over here. I’m looking pretty white. What a difference compared to when I was in Belize! While I mourn the lack of sun, when the sun finally comes out the Chinese women do everything they can to cover themselves up. They sell little shirts they can pull over their arms while on their mopeds. And they wear hats or carry umbrellas to keep the sun off their skin.To be as white as possible says that you’re not a peasant and don’t work in the fields. You are higher class.

So much is about perception over here.

BOAT RIDE
I’m ready to hit the water. I can’t go water skiing or tubing over here, but we can take a boat ride. I want to see the majestic Zhonghua Gate, and my guidebook says that boats ply the water there from the Confucius Temple (Fuzi Miao). Jesse can’t argue with my reasoning, and off we go.

We stop for lunch as soon as our taxi drops us off at the market. Today

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