Sex in the City

We were stranded at the Guiyang train station and it was bucketing down with rain. About 100 metres away was a large gaudy Hotel which looked far too expensive for us ( we are trying to keep under $30 a night for accommodation......that's right no luxury suites for us!!!), but looks can be deceptive in China and everything in China is negotiable!

So we scurried (if you can scurry with two large packs...on wheels....two day packs, a large camera case, and a large food bag filled with emergency supplies!) to the Hotel, which had a revolving door!!!, and dripping, negotiated a price at the flash reception desk that suited our budget.

We did notice that rooms were also available at an hourly rate....strange we thought.

The Hotel had a lift, the first for us, and the room had a separate shower cubicle, again a first and toiletries!!!!!. That's the first thing you normally look for when you get to your room, the bathroom and what fancy toiletries you can steal....not when your budget is $30 however, so we were pretty excited.

Checking out the toiletries, the hourly room rate became a little clearer as most of them related to improving ones sexual performance.

I hope I don't offend anyone here but I have to share what was written on the "Magic Oil for Men" quote...

"Made from pure traditional Chinese medicine for men, the magic oil provides a wise choice for improving your sexual life. Usage: The oil should be applied evenly on the caput penis and coronary sulcus area, 20 minutes before .....we don't need any more details here!

".....the "caput penis"...Talk about the joy of Chinglish!

Rubbing it on the heart area must decrease the risk of heart failure....love it!!

Needless to say the magic oil remained unopened!!!!!!

The whole picture became fully illuminated when we hit the streets and wandered through the groups of women with easy smiles and a ready ni hao. Obviously the hourly room rate is quite acceptable amongst Chinese tour groups.

On reflection, one would have to apply the magic lotion before one hit the streets otherwise 20 minutes of paid time would be wasted. In fact timing would be critical. What if it took longer to find the right "partner".....what exactly did happen 20 minutes after application......what if you were still on the streets after 20 minutes......the mind boggles at the possibilities.........anyway enough of that.

We ate great street food and dodging the girls went home.

We had the next day in Guiyang. it is a big city, population 1.2 million, but a very pleasant one, had a lovely river precinct and an underground Walmart, which, fortunately for me was opening in two days time...yes Walmart has been in China for some time!!

We actually had quite a nice day wandering the streets of this modern town, and looked forward to our overnight train journey to Kunming.