are strange! The first two nights we stayed in this place called the "Family Kingdom." Trying to think what was the strangest part. The families of deers wandering around? Ya, they were everywhere. Big ones and small ones. We think they were Dukiers, whatever that is. Unexpected to find at the hotel in Sierra Leone nonetheless.
The Family Kingdom also had this big creepy playground that in some universe might have been nice but since it was deserted and painted circus colors it felt like everyone had just left in a hurry. Like some post-war apocalyptic scene.
And perhaps strangest of all there was this big huge statue in the center of a fountain of Kong Kong holding a woman. Like, probably a 10 foot tall statue! It was so bizarre.Tonight we're staying at "China Town Guest House." I don't see any other China town stuff around here but this place is totally authentic. There is a small pen in the courtyard outside the rooms full of ducks...and, they serve duck on the menu.
Plus everything in the room, from the soap to the water heater to the plug pattern, is Chinese. Pretty amazing. It makes sense though. There is a lot of Chinese investment here in the mining sector and the Chinese CDC is staying next door.
To top it all off, in the restaurant tonight they're playing "Santa Claus is Coming to Town." Apparently is Christmastime in Chinatown in Sierra Leone!
I should say, they've both been very nice and comfortable. Just wholly unexpected!
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