So, here we are sat on a coach in uptown Kowloon waiting to head off. The three of us, five locals and approximately forty empty seats. Next stop boarder control, "hop off the bus Gus" run through passport control, hop on the bus, no-mans land, hop off again, passport control Chinese style, hop on and we're in.
Blow me, we've done it. Now sit tight and don't get off until the end.
Ever wondered why you can't get cement at home? Well it's because the first 100 miles is like a construction site. There is so much building going on.
Eventually we start to see some greenery and the trip turns out to be uneventful, perfectly safe and very straight forward.
Arrive in Yanchun early. Walk out of the bus depot under a spotlight of stares and find a cab that takes us to the hotel for £1
Meet up with our local guides from the Colonies. Great little rustic restaurant ten minutes walk, up around the lake. Full of locals. No menu. We ate tofu, greens, lotus root, pork, fish soup, yams and whole fish. £24 for the six of us ;-)
Arranged to visit SWI and Miss Yu tomorrow morning with dinner in the evening
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