The 12+ hour flight 'flew' by with all the latest feature cartoons (HappyFeet 2, Shrek 3, TinTin) and some sleep in between. Had booked a hotel thru internet, not a clue where was heading, however picked area closest to airport, which turned out to be the business district, a Las Vegas looking neonlit strip with nightclubs, massage parlors and tall buildings. Not interesting looking at all but then i noticed two young kids appearing from a small alley and in i went... within 50 feet i ended up in a hidden slumb, little huts without walls or windows, laundry hanging across the tiny paths. Families hugging together over lunch. While stepping over the dogs and cats which clearly had taken over the remaining area i zigzagged my way through this contrasting aread to end back into
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