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Post-Cycle Tour Day 1. Leisurely brekky followed by a pack up and move all our stuff into Michael & Kate's room. Seven of us moved to another motel just around the corner as The Dream was booked out post-tour, but we could not do that till after lunch. In the meantime Michael then took Bob, Kerry, Kerrie, Kate, Phil and I on a walking tour (from his Lonely Planet book) of the city. Wow, what a gem of a place. The lay-back, (hippie-like) quirky decor of some of the guesthouses and restaurants felt like the 1970s. Riverside cafés, temples, French era architecture, local art galleries and just walking the back-streets were all fascinating. No wonder the tourists are coming here in their droves. Had morning tea then lunch at a different places, both overlooking the river; great atmosphere. Pad Thai and green tea was A$6.50 at Utopia Bar & Restaurant. Then back to move motels, which turned out to be a bit of a laugh when three of us fronted up at once, one single and one twin room one wanted to pay cash now, one when they checked out. It was all too much for the guy on the deck but after a lot of patience on our behalf we got there. The room is a few stars down from The Dream, but at US$35 a night for two people, including brekky, who cares. The shower was hot, bed clean (but hard) and aircon worked well so no problem. Dinner with the group at The Terrace Restaurant was nice, US$13, duck & veggies with rice plus two cans of beer. However not up to the tastes of the "local" restaurants we'd been using.
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