This week, I went to Guangzhou to visit the dance festival for the first time. I love this city! It's huge: 9 million and sprawling. I haven't seen the old parts of town yet (which are, what, 900 years old?), but I'm staying in the old part of the new part (meaning 1960s construction, I think).
The neighborhood is expansive and comfortable - several parks, wide streets lined with beautiful trees, on a scale that reminds me of Chicago. (Yes, I know that's weird.) A Chicago without traffic lights, that is! It's weird to cross so many lanes on foot without a walk sign! Luckily, I haven't found the rumors of chaotic driving to be true in this neighborhood. The fact that cars drive on the right, unlike Hong Kong, certainly helps me feel oriented. Here are the flickr pictures.
One downside of the city is the pollution. Wow. Yesterday, I missed my return train to Hong Kong. (By "missed," I mean I was only 9 minutes early, not the required 10. I forgot how much worse the English signage is in this station, and I ran all over trying to find my gate.) I was required to purchase another ticket (a new definition of customer service!) and ended up with two hours to kill before I could return to Hong Kong. In the outdoor waiting area, the air was gross! Thick, dirty smog. Also, people smoked everywhere in the city, including in the cubicle next to mine. However I feel about returning to the U.S., my lungs will be thrilled.
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oh and the post started off to freshly! (the place sounds amazing. glad you love it.)
smoking in the cubicle next to yours, really? that's so 70s.
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