A Different view of Nanjing

As Josh mentioned we traveled to Nanjing on Wednesday afternoon. Once we got settled on our new Golden Dragon bus with our guide Jimmy we head to see Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum. After about 400 steps we arrived at the tomb of the founder of modern day China.

A short, somewhat dodgy bus ride later we visited one of Nanjing's many museums where we saw exhibits on Jade and Brocade tapestry. Now, this stop just confirmed what we previously thought, if we go to a cultural exhibit odds are at the end of the day we will have an opportunity to buy something at the end of the exhibit. This was true at the Jade and Brocade exhibits also.

As Josh also mentioned we did have a more authentic Chinese dinner at restaurant hosted by an alumnus of Babcock. I personally did try every dish, and thanks to Lee for hosting a cool experience.

The next day we toured NAVECO a Chinese based auto plant and then later to Ford. NAVECO plant had a strong work force, we walked in and around a scene from an 80s plant movie. Then at Ford we truly walked into a state of the facility, and we were handed all the safety equipment we could wear (by the way NAVECO did not hand us any). This plant was still in ramp up phase but when running at 100% it will produce 4 different cars.

As Thursday progressed not all of us went to Pizza Hut. I joined a great group from the Charlotte program and had a great dinner.

Then a cool night of VIP treatment capped a cool time in Nanjing.

Friday: Travel day

Saturday: The Great Wall The Summer Palace and more...