We arrived around 6:30 am in Guangzhou this morning and had a 4 hour layover before our next flight to Nanning so we were hungry and looking for a place to eat.  Oh wait, they don’t take US currency.  So, we found the money exchange booth but no one was home.  We figured they would open around 8am so we hit the iPhones for games to pass the time.  Around 8am Savannah and I ventured out to get the money exchanged and to pickup something to eat.

In the Guangzhou airport they have these golf carts that will ferry people around, for a fee of course.  They must work on commission because they kept asking if we needed a ride.  So I asked him how much and he said 5 yuan(that’s like .75) so Savannah and I hopped on board and before long we were dodging in an out, narrowly missing common pedestrians trying to make their flight.  The golf cart guy must have misunderstood because he brought me to a counter to buy a plane ticket (hilarious) I’m like exchange USD for RMB and finally the lights went on.  We finally arrived at the final destination only to find the place still closed.  Of course, the man wants to get paid and now he says 50 yuan.  We argued back and forth and he finally pointed the the sign on the outside of the vehicle that clearly stated 50 yuan (about 7.50) and I paid the man.  Shortly after the money exchange counter opened and we had cash in hand to buy some breakfast.

On our way back to Melissa we stopped by the Swatch store (you know that 80′s iconic watch)  Anyway, I’m explaining to Savannah how old I am and how these were really cool at one time.  Up comes a man that say “iPhone” and opens up a newspaper with an iPhone in it.  Being friendly like I am, I think I’ve found a fellow Apple comrade and I whip our my shiny new iPhone 4.  He keeps saying “iPhone, you want” and I’m like “I already have the iPhone 4.  Finally, the Swatch shop owner told they guy to take a hike in Mandarin of course and he disappeared quickly.

Mark