Day Three and Day Four

Day Three

After arriving in Shenzhen, Ann was going to meet us. The ladies at the hostel were super kind. They were sold out of rooms, so we got an upgrade for free, meaning Ann could stay with us. Ann was going to meet us at our hotel at 10, but it ended up being about 11:30 instead due to trains, phone calls and other things. So Nicole and I chilled in our room. 

We went to a couple of local restaurants to eat, bought some wine and went upstairs and watched a terrible movie. Both Ann and I had seen it before, but Nicole had not. By the time we were done, we went to another restaurant to say thank you for opening our wine. We ordered, sadly, far too much food. 

Day Four: 

This day also started late, but everyone was around. We left at about 11:30 again, had lunch at a local noodle place (very cheap), and went to Ann's house to see a Russian Navel Vessel from WWII. It was very exciting. We spent maybe an hour and a half on the ship. It was very big, but I wasn't completely convinced that the bullets, torpedoes and missiles were dead. The ones used for touching and photo ops I'm sure, but some of the ones in the "Casing Room" (Chinese translation) did not look touched. We also had fun with the terrible English: At a bunk, showing how the Navymen slept on the ship, the English read, "These 'esidents' habitated in this location". Not even an "r" for "resident". :(

We had delicious bread and delicious croissants, very delicious, and we went to Ann's apartment. It was small. Very small. It was also on the sixth floor. What excitement! 

That night we went shopping in a very active shopping area that was full of cheap goods. I got many shiny things, like earrings resembling the ones I bought in Japan, a necklace and a hairpin- all gaudy, shiny things. But they're fun. And how often am I allowed to be sparkly?

Then we went to bed, remembering that the next day, we'd be going to Hong Kong!