After another bus back into Guìlín (passed through that
city a lot on this trip!), and another ghastly super long train journey I
arrived in Guăngzhōu. Very nice city! Clean, modern (at least the areas I saw
and visited) and pretty western – I’d imagine because of its close proximity to
Hong Kong. Only here passing through on my way to HK, so didn’t have a huge
amount of time to explore and visit places. I did go to Guāngxiào Temple though,
one of the oldest temples in the city, and had a nosy around. Nice place – but pretty
darn similar to the other temples I’ve visited in China.
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In addition to the temple, I spent a lovely lunch in
Starbucks (favourite place ever) and then went to Shamian Island – a man-made
island in the heart of Guăngzhōu. Given in joint ownership to the French and
British during the 19th century (thanks Wiki!), it is well-known for
its European colonial architecture. Very pretty area, with well-kept courtyards
and walkways and a very fancy Starbucks. Loads of statues too. Another thing,
there were a LOT of fashion photo shoots going on the day I visited for some
reason.
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| Some of Shamian Island |
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| Another pretty building and a fiddler in a chair |
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| Statues of a dancing Chinese girl (left) and European girl (right) (They were placed side-by-side in the courtyard - how sweet) |
Then
after my brief stay in Guăngzhōu I boarded a train to Hong Kong! And it wasn’t
like any other Chinese train, this one was FANTASTIC. Super comfy and clean and
spacious. The journey was only about 1 hour and 45 minutes, but I wish it had
been longer. Anyway, long story short, I did basically nothing of note in the
big HK. Unfortunately the weather was appalling so once again, I did not get
that damn night-time skyline photo from Victoria Peak. One day I swear to you,
it WILL happen. But alas, not this time round. Spent the few days I was there
in a blur of Starbucks and western food. I did visit the Museum of Art again
though, and with an audio guide, the trip was very interesting.
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So
that’s my post- Fúzhōu fun in a nutshell! It may not be for
some people, but I really enjoyed travelling on my own – even if it was only
for a week and a bit. Definitely convinced I’ll be doing solo travel again! Anyway,
from Hong Kong I flew to Bangkok, and that friends, is another story for another post.
xoxo
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