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Guangzhou Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Guangzhou, China
Guangzhou part deaux
... at how differently they do things from time to time. That's about all I wish to spill for now, but we took off from Guangzhou on the 5th of December and made our way to Pingxiang which is a Chinese city right on the border of Vietnam. We had to go ...
Sept 8 -- Consulate Waiting Day
... , interviews, home studies, and all the other "stuff" that goes into the adoption process culminated with the US Consulate in Guangzhou reviewing each package, approving and issuing Quincy's visa to enter the US. And as far as we know, all packages were ...
Finally...some pictures
Here's the link to Jacqui's picture site. She's been taking lots of them and put them up here. Enjoy! ...
Debrouille toi ma Poule
Oh what fun we were having before and with such facility, well in China it's a completely different story, hardly anyone speaks English in this city and so instead of spending 1 hour on our travel arrangements it's more like 2 days. The friendly CITS ...
All Will Salute Me
... hard to break a toilet. We ended our visit to Guangdong Province with day trips to Foshan, Paul's Dad's birthplace, and Guangzhou for a day of shopping at the counterfeit market-everything's fake, down to the replica branded bags they put your "nikes" ...
Sim City 2011
... the airport I gazed out the window at the sprawling blanket of city lights which reached the horizon in every direction. Guangzhou (formerly Canton) was a city I had never heard of but turned out to be a significant 12 million people and one of the ...
Shopping! Food! Sleep?
Work has still been going slow. Agonizingly so. The last few days have picked up slightly but its still nowhere near what I'd expect from a company in North America or Europe. Hooray for lowest bidders?!? But I did get to take Jacqui to the leather ...
Chinese Road Trip
... and test our abilities on the lawless streets. We sure gave those toll booth workers a little entertainment in their day. In Guangzhou we upgraded to a nice hotel and went out to a German restaurant for a yummy dinner of spaetzle and schnitzel. It was a ...
Day 12-The coundown begins!
I can't believe that it's day twelve! We're so excited that 48 hours from now to the minute, we'll be landing at Logan. Yahoo! Today we had to stay in the room after breakfast until Vanessa got back from the Consulate where she was getting our ...
Guangzhou, China
We had a stopover of about 5 1/2 hours, when we landed and emerged from the plane we found the whole city had a pall of smog, it was like a light fog but the temperature was in the mid 20's so it obviously was not a fog. We were very courteously ushered ...
Sep 7, 2008 - Day 7 With Quincy
... spent today touring the Guangzhou Folk Art Museum -- it was wonderful to see the beautiful work by the artists of old Guangzhou, Wonderful carvings, paintings and preserved old wooden furniture that showed the artistry of the people in the region. It was ...
Hong Kong - Canton - Hangzhou
... permits, you visit the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall before transfer to the airport for your flight to Hangzhou, one of China's premier tourist destinations. An old Chinese saying states, "In heaven above there is Paradise, on earth there is Suzhou and ...
Hotel vs Park
... during our last trip, although this was expected, and one could hardly say that the train was dirty or uncomfortable. Upon arrival into Guangzhou we were happily surprised to see the Chimelong Hotel booth staffed. Here we were shown to a minibus for a ...
Guangzhou - endelig
... sød en) ville gerne sælge mig en billet til samme dag kl. 22. Så igår (d. 31. juli) tog jeg flyet fra Kunming til Guangzhou. Det var meningen at jeg skulle været fløjet kl. 22, men pga. forsinkelser blev den 23.20. Jeg ankom så til Guangzhou midt ...
Teach Me To Pray More Specifically
... goal was to get my new little girl a Barbie Doll. The traditional hotel that adoptive families stay in when they are in Guangzhou is the White Swan. It is currently being renovated so our group is at the Marriot instead. The White Swan ...
Lazy Day & Travelling Night
... amp; pedicure. Got it for 110 Y ( $20 AUS) Not as cheap as Cambodia but better than Australian prices. Did some research on Guangzhou & how to get a shuttle to the airport tomorrow night & what to do there during the day tomorrow. Got some phrases ...
The Semester is Half Way Over!
... , from its Cantonese pronunciation (Chinese: , pinyin: Shāmiàn d o) is a sandbank island in Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, China. The territory was originally divided in two concessions given to France and the United Kingdom by the Qing ...
Fourth Update -- Guangzhou II
... for Hong Kong. I missed the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China, but I guess that's the way it is. Exciting things for the upcoming week include seeing a kiln, getting a great view of Guangzhou, and exploring less touristy parts of the ...
Revisiting an old friend and playing tour guide
After the constant exploration of places unknown, it's nice to be back in the familiar surroundings of Guangzhou and to know where I'm heading for. Even though the city is vast and chaotic, it's easy to negotiate and the warmth is also welcome after the ...
ARE WE ALL PRESENT AND CORRECT?
MAKE SURE SOMEBODY LETS ME KNOW YOU GOT THE MESSAGE TO MOVE OVER HERE AND CAN WORK IT ...
Lot's of Updates Since October
This is a test for getting the Facebook Note importer to link to my blog again. I've posted a lot since October, click on the link and check it ...
Juleferie i Guangzhou -21.-23. december
... med hvidløg, chili og krydderier, det andet var også godt! Men at det er jul i morgen, kan jeg ikke rigtigt forholde mig til. Her i Guangzhou er det rimelig varmt på trods af, at jeg har fået skældud for at tage det kolde vejr med mig. Søndag var ...
My Long Overdue Return to the Middle Kingdom
... - though I did get to watch "Rambo" in the airport lobby (the movie, not the rickshaw driver)- and I arrived in Guangzhou, China without incident. I easily cleared customs and got some cash from an ATM. Then I stepped outside to find a taxi. My skills in ...
Cap. 6. ¿Analista de mercado?
... se "la notan mas grande" (lo que hace el marketing y Beckham ¿no?). Aunque de pagar ochenta céntimos en el mercado de Guangzhou a treinta en el Corte Inglés de Princesa no me importa que en vez de David aparezca un desconocido Chino. Ese día el ...
Foshan Ancester Temple & Museum of Huang Fei Hong
Visit to all Chinese Ancester temple and folk hero, Huang Fei Hong Museum in ...
Guangzhou - (Crazy Zoo Circus + Surprise Bungee)
... to the Hong Kong light show, but it wasn’t anything to shake a stick at. The next day we head out from Guangzhou International to Kunming in Yunnan Province. It’s supposed to be one of the most culturally diverse, unique areas of China. ...
The Food Capital of China
... has been the worst! Apparently the food capital of China, we really didn’t get to see this or any other part of Guangzhou. Using it simply as a hub to fly into Thailand that evening saw us say goodbye to China. The last four weeks have been quite ...
Rain at the Railway station
... and have read too many travel books, but I have to try... These are the thoughts drifting through my mind as I stand at Guangzhou railway station. Alone, in the rain, and waiting for Natasha to arrive with my ticket to Guilin, I can daydream. I also ...
King of the Road
... dark, but it looks shiny. No idea what I’ll do with myself tomorrow though... (edit: The tower is actually the Guangzhou TV and Sightseeing Tower that's 610 meters high, and the second tallest freestanding structure in the WORLD. After the Burj ...