We went down to Confucius' Temple which is a few minutes walk from our hotel with another couple in our group. The temple itself is pretty cool and there is a big bell you can ring for good fortune. There is also a market that we could walk through selling goods and street food, etc. I'm not much of a street food eater, so we passed on the "mystery meat" on a stick.
We came back to the room for lunch and then met our guide and the group to tour a local garden area. It was definitely one of the highlights of our time in Nanjing. This place was amazing. A beautiful garden with waterfalls and ponds located in the middle of the city!
Then we went to dinner as a group at a place called "Grandma's home" which served local Chinese food. I tried a few items and Charlie loved the egg soup stuff. Apparently it's very traditional to serve this soup to babies after 4 months of age.
Little Man is coming out of his shell more and more every day. He loves food and is very happy when there is something to eat around, but doesn't seem to overeat, which is good. He likes playing ball and with the bubbles and likes to wander around the hotel hallways and lobby. We are working on getting him to hold our hand when he walks otherwise he falls down a lot. He's still a little unsteady on his feet but I'm sure chasing big sister around will solve that quick!
Tomorrow we get Charlie's passport and then head to the airport for an afternoon flight to Guangzhou, our last stop in our journey. I cannot wait to get there as I've heard great things about it. Mainly that it has great shopping and an American food restaurant with actual cheeseburgers! I can almost taste it now :).
Specific Prayer Request: I am a little anxious about the plane ride tomorrow with Charlie. Will you please join us in prayer that all goes smoothly? Love you all.
Here are some photos from our tour of the gardens today. The pictures don't do it justice!
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