Today we took a 1 hour 45 minute train ride to Hong Kong from Guangzhou. Tickets were really cheap only about 190 Yuan or about $27 US Dollars for coach class. This includes a bottle of water which is very important here.
Couldn't see much out the windows, but I did manage to snap a few pictures.
To kill time on the train, Paul was reading the Chinese magazines, written in Chinese.
I don't know if he understood it or was just looking at the pictures.
When we arrive at the train station in Hong Kong the first thing that jump out at me was the McDonald's escalator. Mommy, can I ride the escalator. I don't think Ronald was at the top, but it was fun non the less.
Of course Paul was up to his usual breaking the rules. If he doesn't end up in a Chinese prison before this trip is over it will be a miracle. I must remember to ask his wife how she puts up with him when we get back home.
Hong Kong was once under Brittish rule, so they have cool things like double decker buses and they drive on the left hand side of the road. So be careful when crossing the street.
We are on a limited time schedule so we visited the Ladies Market. Some of the women in our group wanted to go get purses and watches. I just couldn't believe all the stuff they have at these markets.
Look a rare Avatar sighting. Actually this guy hit us up for money more often than the street vendors did. If you give him some money he'll ring a little metal bowl and say a chant for you. Non of us contributed, but we did keep our eye on this guy.
Crowded streets and lots of traffic were the norm.
It seemed like the building were so tall. Just shot this picture looking up from my point of view in the Ladies Market.
We got back on the train about 7:45 pm and came back to Guangzhou. Got to the hotel at 10:30 pm. took a shower and went to bed. Tomorrow will be Sunday and I have no clue what it will bring.
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