Jon and I have had an enjoyable last two days, which is always nice after spending the week teaching toddlers. Yesterday, we explored the area between Jon's work and our apartment. 

This area is newly constructed and was nicely planned. As a result, this portion of the city has a good amount of greenery. 

There is also a park next to Jon's work area (he works in one of the buildings in the background). Ningbo has a lot of parks, which are really nice to walk in versus the street. They certainly have much better views!

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We stopped at a restaurant called Sunparty Coffee as we walked home. One of Jon's students recommended it to him during class, so he wanted to try it. His student told him to try spicy Korean noodles, but unfortunately our waitress was not sure which dish that was. The dish we did try was quite delicious though, so all was good!

Today, we had to go to the Old Bund to meet our HR representative. We were early, so we walked around as we waited. The Old Bund was constructed in the 1840's after Ningbo was forcibly opened to trade in the Treaty of Nanking. The Bund was, and still is, a confluence of foreign offices, churches, and buildings. It also has a variety of foreign themed restaurants. 

The area is pretty niffy and we came across an old, unknown building that had bamboo growing around it.

The sign in front of the building didn't make much sense, but it was really cool to see. I am looking forward to further exploring this area; the Jiangbei District has historical buildings that date to the 7th century. We didn't have time to find these buildings today as I tutor a little girl in French on Tuesdays in the late afternoon, but we plan on going back to find the area another time. All in all, these past two days have been successful and productive exploration days!

By the way, I took some pictures yesterday of our building and the mall next door, which is called Wanda Plaza. Our building is the tallest building in the first picture. Have a good week everyone!