Ahhh Nanjing… Maybe we picked the wrong time of year to visit, but sheesh you are humid and hot. I’m reminded quickly of early August in the Kentucky River Valley, where temperatures and humidity have been reaching dangerous levels. Just walking outside the hotel you feel the sweat starting to trickle and the stickiness begin.
We did stay here 3 days and braved the heat and humidity while exploring some beautiful Pagodas and Temples on The Purple Mountain, as well as some very nice public lakes and parks. But if you can avoid Nanjing in August, I probably would, it’s just too damn hot to be a tourist here and enjoy yourself.
One Nanjing highlight though, I had the best Sweet and Sour Chicken in my life at a restaurant 60 seconds from our hotel. Actually I had it 3 different occasions (it was that good). We actually spoke to the owner, he was a Hong Kong/Chinese who lived in Canada, then came back to the mainland China and started the restaurant as well as 4 others now. Nice guy, great consistent food at fair prices, we’re sure he’ll continue his success. Although he did comment on the difficulty of getting Chinese workers to anticipate customer’s needs in advance as well as some other challenges of having to spell things out in black and white too many times. He was disappointed in their lack of creative problem solving. I guess it’s something to consider when everyone who works for you is an only child. They talk about The Little Emperor syndrome over here and sometimes I can say it’s apparent. The spitting continues but I’m getting in a few good ones of my own, so it’s feeling more normal at least
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