To China We Go

Published on June 30, 2007 in Taiwan

We woke up at the ripe hour of 5:00am, and were at the airport by 5:30. By 10:00 we were in Hong Kong, and by 12:00 we were at the visa office at the Hong Kong/Shenzhen border. I've traveled this route before, so knew it wouldn't be a problem getting a visa. However, to our dismay, the visa office is closed for "lunch" from 12:00-14:30 every day.

Luckily the guy came back around 1:00, and my visa was processed. We were over the border by 14:30, and in search of funds. The Bank of China, hidden in some apartment building a few blocks away, provided the necessary ATM. 2000RMB later we were at the train station buying our tickets to Guangzhou, and by 16:30 we were on the train. We were in Guangzhou by 18:00. We had intended on purchasing a train ticket to Tibet that night, however there was a five day wait. Quite unofrunate. We wandered to our hotel by 19:00 and checked in. Immediately we left to eat at our favorite rice ball store, checked our email, and headed back to the hotel. Day 1, over and out.

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