After Beijing, we went by plane to Guangzhou. We landed at the Baiyun Airport, but had the bad luck that the last shuttle bus had already left and we had to take two taxis to the hotel. This trip, we will not soon forget, at least we were fast in the hotel and to still alive ;-) These taxis it is said to hold on and not surprised. The next day we did a little Strolls made, that's so not necessarily go as in Shanghai or Beijing. While there is much to see but new one has to switch off sometimes a little bit. The most pleasant, as always, was the weather. In October in Guangzhou, it is still really warm and the hibiscus hedges are in full bloom. It was manufactured at a roundabout in the overturned truck, the traffic here is quite strong because the container port in the Pearl River in the area and there is a lot of goods are handled.
Then we came to after about 45 minutes by bus in the "almost" the center of Guangzhou. There, as there was always lively pedestrian traffic, typical of the weekend but also in the week there is a lot going on. At each corner is built and hammered, after all, do the city fathers of Guangzhou in 2010 to dig the Asian Games or 5 subway lines through the ground. There is still much to do, but in the Rate of Construction is to create loose.
Because we were just in the area, we were also still the same to the Pearl River, on the one evening a boat ride on the front lights of the skyscrapers and streets over. There we could then all the illuminated bridges and facades of the houses look, which showed in some cases even small films that were shown by light bars. But unfortunately there are since no clever photo.
the evening, the hotel has a surprise waiting on the pillow. The room service was placed next to a fruit basket and fresh flowers, even stuffed animals and chocolate on the pillow, something like this makes it just from a good hotel ;-), Hello Kitty for Women and the barkers (barks when you press the on the stomach) for the Men ...
The next day was dedicated to the family. A "small" family reunion, that is lunch with a small part of the family was the highlight of the day be. Thus, all met for dinner together in the restaurant and was also drunk.
After lunch we visited some family members in Dong Guan, a Nachbarsadt Guangzhou. There are all living in the rural environment, thus shown from the houses. Built close together and in typical Chinese style, next to the banana plantation.
The next day we went by bus to Shenzhen in order to cross the border into Hong Kong. Shenzhen is a relatively new and modern city, the neighboring Hong Kong and has had considerable influence. The border control is as if one leaves the country, we need the Chinese passport and a travel document to come to Hong Kong into it. But in Shenzhen there are new and old buildings. Here is an old with the unmistakeable style of the facade and the other image with modern skyscrapers. Sun joins old and new together, making China into what it is, a interesantes country where you can safely discover in 20 years, is still new.
That was the report from our third Destination in China, Guangzhou. The Hong Kong report will certainly come in 2 more parts, for there is much to report again.
Bye and good Sunday,
Lumi