Bus 109...

Today, for my day off, I decided to explore the city a little bit. I did this by getting on Bus 109, on of the buses that loads in front of my building and riding for its whole route. Here are some things I found:



an open air Chinese marketplace- I spent a little bit of time wandering around, reminded me some of Ripley, MS.



a really cool and well stocked bootleg DVD store, must come back when I have more money.



Beijing International Christian Fellowship's Haidian District Location- it is just five bus stops away from home- good to know there is a good expat church close to home.

And finally, just three bus stops away from home I stopped to pick up dinner to bring home. It has been difficult to find good food here, there is plenty but difficult to go across town to a good restaurant on your lunch break. I have had my fill of Bruce Lee's Kung Fu fast food places. Mcdonald's and KFC abound, but here was a place I had not seen yet in China. It made for a really good dinner:

Yes, they deliver AND speak English. It will be very convenient to order up lunch specials to the office.