Guang Sha Hotel Guangzhou

.. We stopped at a coffee shop for doughnuts. Then we bought this feather plastic thing- that you kick. It's hard to explain. We went to the museum, library, opera house and tried to go up the tallest building. The museum had cool stuff they found under the sea when ships sailed the silk route. China made pottery and silk to trade. Over all, didn't really like it there was too many people and ...

... combined. And the people in Nankin never asked for war. The battles, the extreme poverty of naked children begging in the ice cold rain for some food. They saw it, they experienced it. And now... the hot sun warms their silent grave on this quiet hillside. A pond is below us, and the distant country side of 15 years ago is now highrises. Fifteen years ago everyone was asking for money to start a business. Now they have large 4-story houses. By the time ...

... luxury. The room in the Charlton was not available and from said room, which would have cost ten times our usual room cost, we are now placed in a luxury suite. Bath, shower, second bathroom, living room, second living room, sort of kitchen with standing bar. Well, we can survive here, on the 22nd floor, overlooking the brilliance of a city of highrises below. After a short night we go to the office of Sisi's friends. Top floor of ...

Yesterday we went to chimelong paradise, a massive theme park in guangzhou. It was all Halloween themed and we had a great time. There was lots of water rides where you get totally soaked, you have to wear ponchos on them. Not like the ones in England where you hardy get wet. There was another ride where you sit like you're on a motorbike and it shoots you off really quick and then you go over loads of bumps! As it was Halloween there were lots of Halloween mazes with actors ...

We left Beijing with the best weather we have seen. We flew to Guangzhou and instead of a 9 hour wait at the airport, we met a new tour guide who took us into Guangzhou City. I was desperate to see a little of Guangzhou, partly to avoid 4 hours shopping. Guangzhou tower is actually the third tallest building in the world, however, we only sighted it in the ...