Sunday in GZ
Trip Start
Sep 12, 2008
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Trip End
Oct 03, 2008
Guangzhou,
China
Sunday, September 28, 2008
About mid afternoon, i finally ventured out to the subway and went to do some lical sightseeing.
First I went to the Chen Clan academy. It was amazing. The buildings, while typical in design, were decorated unlike anything I have seen elsewhere in China., with ornately sculptured and designed roof lines. Also, there was very impressive sculptures in ivory and bone.
Then I made my way to see the Shunxiujia Pedestrian street where it was crazy with people and goods for sale. The one difference is that there are wedding shops everywhere. Even little booths int he middle of the pedestrian street. Also, the roads surrounding the street are lined with trees, which is something i rarely saw.
Then I tried to catch a taxi. It was insane, so many people wanting taxis and so few around that people were jogging along beside them as they are trying to stop to let someone off. People would grab the door handles and anyone who gets in first gets to claim it! Crazy. After trying for nearly 20 minutes in that one are, I changed location to this other point and got one right away. Finally, I made my way down to the river, to board a tour boat. We rode up and down the river to see the buildings and bridges all lit up. In the brochure, they compare the boat ride to a trip down the Seine. Don't hold your breath, it is nothing like the Seine!!
Also they served us a meal in a styrofoam container, basically some kind of meat and veg with bean sprouts and steamed rice and a thousand year old egg. I had some each, and the egg wasn't bad, but I passed on most of the rest, my stomach still bothering me. Also, met a couple from San Francisco (he originally from Malaysia and she from China, so they spoke Chinese) and chatted with them, so that was a nice bonus too.Took a taxi back to Tania's where we chatted some more, and I showed her some of my photos from my trip, then to bed.
