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Just another city in Guangdong
... And there is a rule on sleeper buses - no shoes - which makes going to the toilet a HUGE ordeal. Theres a pair of communal flip flops which you have to wear, (I totally rocked the flip flop and socks look!) Due to the bus being swaying all over the place and no surprise there isnt a Western toilet and I am not a pro at using the Asian toilets, so I was much amused as i was urinating on myself and both legs!
We asked the ...
Last Night in Village, Reflections
... crabs to bring home and cook. It was entertaining to watch. It was even funnier when the little guy uncovered the bucket to show Toby the crabs and those buggers made a run for it. Slight commotion as they rounded up the escapees.
Dinner was in a private room at Fun Garden Hotel with as many of Sophie's immediate family that could make it before heading back to the village.
One of Sophie's cousins, a young boy will remember ...
Kaiping
... into a bus. Bob said accidents were quite rare. Suddenly the merchants rushed out and started grabbing tables, chairs, umbrellas and folding them up and pulling them in all around us. Yikes. What was happening?! Should we leave? Turns out an accident will bring police and these merchants had all encroached onto public space with their stuff so needed to get their stuff within boundaries ...
A Snapshot of Village Life
... concrete for the entire region) was non-operational, temporarily or permanently? There was an old lookout tower (these in every village) used during the wartimes to watch for invading Japanese.
Each village has a gate built at the main entrance. I was told these gates were funded by village families who had emigrated and sent funds back to build these gates.
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The Luggage Story
... That courier had been on the road for over 10 hours that day not to mention all the calls, discussions, raised voices. He was nice and friendly, didn't seem put out at all. He certainly earned the tip Toby gave him. We don't know if he had to head back to HK that night or find a place to stay. He certainly did not make the bus out of Kaiping.
We walked back to Sophie's. Whatta luggage day! :)
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