(more photo issues, give me a time and the will 'im up there!) Arriving in China mainland was like a breath of fresh air - I had finally made it! No probs with the expensive, express train into Guangzhou, apart from the first brush with the infamous squat toilets while going through immigration! (Luckily I wasn't searched as I had the contraband Lonely Plant China on me!) Finding my way in a new country, through their tube system, at 10 o'clock at night, with no Mandrin was interesting but not impossible and finally arriving at Riverside YHA was a huge relief! Big open spaces, lively street and three friendly girls who invited me for a beer even before I had finished checking in - awesome! The room was even more of a joy, clean, big beds
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