a family day not to be repeated in canada

Bright and early doug shows up, we dress. And basically sneak him into our holiday great breakfast.
After eating like it was our last meal we go back to the room, pack for the last time and
Go downstairs to settle our bill.
The english speaking front desk man is trying to charge me for a choxolate that was never eaten from the mini bar.
Convinced him that never happened which it didn't, and then we realized carly had taken 2 water bottles
As the normally 2 freebies were no where in sight.
After some negotiations we got them for free.
Left our suitcases in the holding area and we 3 grabbed a cab to a area where only chinese people shop.
I will try and describe this place, but even with this picture I can't capture it .
Filthy streets, people screaming and bargaining , foreign smells ranging from bodyily functions to cooking smells.
And then we enter one of 4 bldgs all 5 floors each.
The stalls are all packed with people caryls age buying, no trying on, purely guesstimates
Wall to wall stalls each one the size of a small powder room. People latching onto us as we are the only 3 white faces for miles.
Doug disappears to go to the bathroom and possibly inspect a near by electrical box. He came back with a total look of disgust.
Worse than normal I ask, no comment.
I forget to mention no ac in these bldgs. Deoderant optional.
Unfortunately,I then had to go too. Let's just say in china you get up close and personal with human waste the likes of north americans
Have no clue about. Hygiene doesn't exist in much of china.
We did some shopping, haggling bargaining etc.
We then walked back to nanjing room western side as we did spy a shoe store prices not bad.
Said goodbye to doug and we entered shoe heaven, hundreds of asian style shoes.
Carly bought , relished the atmosphere and we left. Suddenly poring with every vendor trying to sell us an umbrella.
Back into the taxi heading for the hotel, hot sweaty but gotta organize the new suitcase
Ready and prepared for cab, liam @2. Flying out at 5
Wrong, try 9;45 that night.
A more than normal chatty female from washington latched onto us as we were in the cab together.
Didn't stop for air once. A psyc proff, learned more about her in 5 mins than I possibly know
About my own family. Yikes!
We lay on the airport benches fell asleep, I imagined when she didn't have us as a captive audience she moved on
I was right.
Boarded the plane @9:45 to sit for over 12 hours. Shitty middle seat again, carly aisle and some been in canada 4 years chinese guy.
Long long flight.
So there you have it, thanks for coming along for the most incredible 3 weeks away in my life.
Get to scratch that one off my bucket list.
End of blog.