Hui Jiaaaaaa (returning home)!!!!

Sorry for lack of posts! It's been a crazy last 2 days with Rita back and trying to finish everything I wanted to do before leaving. Anyway I have a 6:30 flight and get in sunday night around 8pm. See you soon!

Last Day!

No posts yesterday because I didn't do anything! Having actually completed my to do/see list, I spent the day organizing my stuff and cleaning the apt before Rita came back! Yaaaay! Then we went for a late dinner and took a rickshaw home, which is where this photo is from :)

Last Day!

No posts yesterday because I didn't do anything! Having actually completed my to do/see list, I spent the day organizing my stuff and cleaning the apt before Rita came back! Yaaaay! Then we went for a late dinner and took a rickshaw home, which is where this photo is from :)

Last Day!

No posts yesterday because I didn't do anything! Having actually completed my to do/see list, I spent the day organizing my stuff and cleaning the apt before Rita came back! Yaaaay! Then we went for a late dinner and took a rickshaw home, which is where this photo is from :)

One last bit of shopping

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Went back to this amazing little paper cutting shop to give the last bit of my savings to this nice man who makes them all himself. (kidding, Dad, kidding! Just most of my savings ;) )

Anyway, pretty much everybody's gifts are coming from here, just FYI!

Source of Law Temple

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This temple is also a school for monks-- the "Chinese Buddhist Theoretical Institute". This temple was originally dates back to the 7th century but was apparently rebuilt as recently as 1442.

Niujie Mosque

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I finally made it to the Ox Street Mosque. It's in what's left of the Muslim quarter, which is basically a block of street. It's a cool little place that built back in the 10th century. Back then everything had to be built in the classical Chinese style so it's full of pagodas and arched roofs like any other temple, but with Arabic calligraphy and archways and other touches inside that make it unique. It still functions as a Muslim place of worship so there are Muslim Chinese people here as well, which is something you don't see as often this far east in China. Cool stuff!