Local time: Wed Feb 14, 17:47

So earlier I mentioned how Lan and A recommended I go to a pretty flower park south of the city center and I thought it might be in Macao. I have now accurately pinpointed exactly which chunks of land ARE Macao and the flower walkway was indeed still in Zhuhai. I hopped on the K10 city bus line at Gongbei port and took it south 13 stops (about half an hour). It was actually very difficult to find the bus stop. There is a bus station on ground level to the left of the customs line to Macao, but that is NOT where the bus stop was. I then went underground where the shopping center was and navigated its maze of hallways (I discover a new hallway every time I go, and often get turned around). Took about half an hour to find the escalator down even further to and underground tunnel/road where more bus stops were. Finally!

Today it was a high of 74 degrees out, and when there isn’t a cloud in the sky or big trees to create shade, it sure feels hot! By the time I got to the actual flower park walkway from the bus stop I was hot and sweaty. Anyways, I enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the river, the Hengqin Bridge, and of course the endless walkway of flowers! I did not walk the entire thing because it is very long and it was very hot out. Most of the flowers were roses. There were lots of people there on the little paths that ran through the bushes taking selfies and posed pictures. Definitely a place that locals enjoy! After walking and finding shade for a while, I went back and got some ice cream and water. The ice cream in China is not the same as in the US. Over here it’s coconut base instead of vanilla (I have tried ice cream a couple of places now). When I took the bus back to Gongbei/our area, it was PACKED. I stood right up against others. It sure felt good to finally get off that packed bus.

For the rest of the day, I just enjoyed the A/C in the hotel room and another walk around familiar streets.