Woke up again this morning to the smell of more pot noodles. It’s just sickening. We tried to stay in bed but had to get up in the end because of our crowded room on the train. The married couple from last night had already had a massive fight and she had gotten off the train somewhere during the night. That’s going to last long!
We exited the train to a seething mass of people in the city of Ghuanzhou. Our train to Hong Kong was not until 7.30pm so we had to arse around in this horrible city. It was really dodgy and very polluted.
The train to Hong Kong lifted our spirits. Lovely big leather reclining seats and a waitress that served us beer on the entire 1 hour journey into the city. Arriving in Hong Kong is like going to some futuristic city……..well, from where we had just come from. The taxi driver spoke English and we were at our hostel in a matter of minutes. It was soooo easy. Our room was on the 12th floor. It was about 5 feet by 3 feet in size and they had managed to squeeze 3 beds into the place. The door couldn’t even open properly without hitting one of the beds.
We went for a stroll around the streets and found a Singapore restaurant for a bit of dinner. It was the quickest service I have ever seen. Our soups were out before the waiter even left the table with our order. No joke. After dinner we headed to Delaney’s Irish pub for a pint. We all got an extra cold Heineken which was a nice change from a month of drinking Tsingtao Beer. We nearly choked when we found out how much they cost. 5.30 Euro!!!! per pint. And here are we trying to stick to a budget. Maybe Tsingtao isn’t that bad.
Friday, May 30, 2008
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