we arrive here with no map, and what we thought were clear instructions to reach the hotel we had heard about at mei mei's, but soon find that is not the case. even though we know the place we are looking for is not very far, we let a cyclo driver take us as he is insistent in a pleasant and endearing way. it is maybe a 1 minute ride, but he helps us check in and tries to be as helpful as he can, hoping to get a little bit more of our money. he is harmless enough, and a nice break from the aggressive tactics we have come to be used to in china, and although it is business, he reads his customers well. we wander the small town a bit, figure out our bus to laos for the next morning, and manage to find some food i can eat! stephen stays up all night as we have an early start the next morning, i catch a couple of hours of sleep.
as expected, our friendly tout is at the bus station early in the AM, hoping to make some money changing currency for the 'gui lou' here for the bus to laos. he manages to sell some to a young man we end up befriending later, but we get on the bus before getting the chance to evaluate the situation. we are leaving china today, after almost 3 months here, and although stephen is a bit sad to leave, i am looking forward to being somewhere different for a little bit. not sure what to expect of south east asia though, but we will be back to not only china, but specifically yunnan in the spring. until we meet again.
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