In early December, I stepped foot in China for the first time. Despite the worst flight of my life (no in-flight entertainment, fluorescent food, various broken bits of the plane lying about underfoot), the week was wonderful. Guangzhou is an industrial city less visited by tourists, but we had a jolly time exploring, and mostly by foot. We attracted a lot of attention as we were often the only non-Chinese people around. It was fun to see how delighted people became when they realized one of us spoke Mandarin! My main impressions of the city: the food is amazing, the tiny alleyways exotic and mysterious, and everything is delightfully cheap (our apartment was about $30/day). On our last day in China, we traveled outside the city to quickly check out Macau and Hong Kong. Seven days was a tad too short to do everything on our list--looks like we'll have to go back someday.
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| Rainy Hotel View |
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| Palm Trees |
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| Guangzhou Pearl River |
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| Architecture |
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| High-Density Housing |
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| Tea Market |
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| Market Street |
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| Market Street 2 |
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| Portal |
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| This is China |
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| Stuffed Noodle Street Food |
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| Delicious Egg and Biscuit Street Food |
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| Savory Pancake Street Food |
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| Archway |
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| Christmas in China |
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| Vine-Covered Walkway |
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| Traditional Porches |
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| Ornate Railings |
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| Tuk-Tuk |
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| Restaurant at Night |
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| Outdoor Mall Giant Poster |
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| Housing |
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| Sugarcane Juice |
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| Tree-Lined Street |
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| Macau! |
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| Part of the Macau "Strip" |
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| The Hong Kong Skyline |
