We arrived in the afternoon and it was my first time being picked up by someone at the airport holding up a sign with your name--it was Chris' name, but still, we're a team and a new experience for me. The hotel is in a working-class area, not the touristy part of town and not much English spoken around here. The beds are more firm than firm and the plumbing is loud, but Chris hadn't given me any impression that it was a fancy hotel, so it's actually better than expected. We get some shabu shabu for dinner--no forks--so with chopsticks I did eat.
This picture is actually lunch the next day, a similar thing, but they did have plastic forks. After lunch, Chris and his co-worker had to go back to work so I was shown the MRT (subway) and let loose (well they showed me the map). I'm a country girl, and this is one of the things I thought I would never do, but do I did! By myself, took the subway to a nearby shopping district, purchased a few items and made my way back.
These pictures are the scenes that greeted me coming up from the subway. Do I turn left or right? Right and 3/4 or maybe not quite? Well, with brains in my head and shoes on my feet I'll make my way any direction I chose--oh, the places I'll go! (that's a little Dr. Suess lingo).
3 comments:
Awe-some.
Thanks for taking pics and sharing! The kids are doing great :)
Holy cow! you are brave. I still get lost here so there would be NO hope for me there. Way to go anna. McKay will have to tell you his funny story about caleb, some words, and ice cream when you get back
Way to go! You've taken a page out of my book wandering around in a strange country all by yourself, I'm proud of you! Enjoy yourself!
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