http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Guangdong/Zhaoqing/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , China , Guangdong , Zhaoqing en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:14:17 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:14:17 UTC Wuzhou was a lively prosperous city with plenty to interest the visitor parks a night craft market and a busy street restaurant scene. As we left we passed a sign for a snake farm and Richard was off like a rat up a drain pipe. Fortunately the local council had seen fit to replace the snake farm with a new housing development. However we did discover a beautiful and large temple complex http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangdong/Zhaoqing/blog-222773.html El primer fin de semana de Noviembre del ano en curso lo pase en un pueblito pequeno visitando a dos queridos amigos Cao y Zheng ellos son cheverisimos y estuvieron super atentos con todo. En verdad que aunque no escogi el buen momento no no estoy hablando de lluvia ni nada de eso sino de mi estado de salud. Sin embargo hablemos de tiempo pues fue debido al cambio de tiempo unos soles b http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangdong/Zhaoqing/blog-216965.html After a pretty easy journey we arrived bright and early in Zhaoqing. We got our picture taken by a girl we'd been chatting to on the train and strolled out the main entrance straight into a massive chorus of 'HELLO' from about 40 cabbies all vying for our fare. We approached cautiously when they were all grappling with each other and a gentle but firm tug of my arm led me into one of the waiting http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangdong/Zhaoqing/blog-169000.html Motherland motherland what to say here. I believe that pictures speak a thousand words so I will let them speak for themselves this time. Although I do have a few thoughts in this case.One of my good friends asked me a good question. How does it feel to be in the country that determines my ethnicity in Canada I thought I would feel out of place away from home lost as a stranger in a land t http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangdong/Zhaoqing/blog-75161.html So anyway I got into Zhaoqing no problems. What a relief.At the train station I caught a cab into the city centre. I figured out how it is that Chinese people are able to drive on thier roads. They appear to follow two simple rules heirarchy and scope of responsibility.There is one sentiment that pervades all Chinese transportational dialogue most often vocalised through honking and yelling wh http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangdong/Zhaoqing/blog-65118.html I'm sitting in the lobby of a five star hotel. No I'm not staying here I wouldn't pay that kind of money for a room I'm simply sitting here. Lobbies like these simply act as resting places for the well dressed. And being white I could walk in here wearing almost anything I liked besides beggar clothes or my birthday suit. I came in to use the bathroom but I have a whole hour to waste an http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/China/Guangdong/Zhaoqing/blog-58640.html