There might be a funfair en route, with neon-lit rides and stands selling crucifix waffles and cooked cactus snacks.

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On one recent outing, to a funfair, he enjoyed a ride with a young British diplomat and the Chinese ambassador.

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The main exhibition site was a brightly-coloured village of tents and domes, containing bars, amusements and a funfair, set on the embankment where Botanic Gardens stretches down to the River Lagan.

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It follows a decision by the council to set up a temporary funfair on the beachfront.

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From the top of the lifeless hotel you got a good view of the place - the children's funfair with it's rusted big wheel, the hospital with a huge Soviet style slogan that reads The health of the people is the wealth of the country - which, given what happened here, makes further comment superfluous.

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