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January 3rd 2016
Published: January 3rd 2016
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Antarctic is done for the time being. Someday I may try to go back to that type of life and travels. But now a new adventure awaits me. It took two years and a forest of paperwork, but now I have a job working as support staff at the American Consulate in Guangzhou, China. Ive been in country for seven weeks now on the start of a two year contract. Every weekend I explore the sights, sounds, cultu... Read Full Entry



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Exploring Guangzhou - Summer 2016Exploring Guangzhou - Summer 2016
Exploring Guangzhou - Summer 2016
This dragon statue is about two blocks from my apartment. The turtles are always sunning themselves on pieces of wood floating in the pond.
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Exploring Guangzhou - Summer 2016
This is a great view from inside the Guangzhou Museum. It is free to enter, however the line to get a ticket may take up to 1/2 hour, but well worth it.
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Exploring Guangzhou - Summer 2016
The museum is a very cool building that resembles a box. Inside you will find anything from pottery, to art, to Chinese medicinal herbs, to dinosaurs! It also has a very nice display of Chinese maritime history.
Exploring Guangzhou - Spring 2016Exploring Guangzhou - Spring 2016
Exploring Guangzhou - Spring 2016
These placards on the chairs are actually advertising for apartments that are for rent and sale.
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Exploring Guangzhou - Spring 2016
This street is across from the "One-Link Plaza". This is a place to get all kinds of holiday decor, toys and accessories. It is located at: 39 Jiefang Rd. South, Yuexiu Dist. 0900-1900. Take Metro line 2 & 6 and get out at exit B2.
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Exploring Guangzhou - Spring 2016
One of the stores I found at the One-Link, all they sold were cows, or rather statues and toy cows.
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Exploring Guangzhou - Spring 2016
As one moves to higher floors at the One-Link Plaza, the quality goes up as well as the prices. On the roof is a beautiful garden, but all the plants and flowers are fake.
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Exploring Guangzhou - Summer 2016
Shamian Island looking toward the north side of the Renmin Bridge. Shamian Island (also Romanised as Shameen Island or Shamin Island, both from its Cantonese Chinese pronunciation) is a sandbank island in the Liwan District of Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, China. The island's name literally means "sandy surface" in Chinese.
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Exploring Guangzhou - Summer 2016
One of many bridges leading to Shamian Island which was a concession of Britain and France in 19th century after the Opium Wars (1856-1860). With European style and features, is both a famous sightseeing district and a historic reservation.
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Exploring Guangzhou - Summer 2016
The French Catholic chapel, Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel, has been restored and stands on the main boulevard. Located at the French end of the island, it was completed in 1892.
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Exploring Guangzhou - Summer 2016
Front entrance to Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel,
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Exploring Guangzhou - Summer 2016
Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel front door looking the length of the chapel to the stained glass windows at the back inside wall.
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Exploring Guangzhou - Summer 2016
One of many bronze statues that are scattered around the island which depict life as it was during earlier periods on the island, as well as from more recent times.
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Exploring Guangzhou - Summer 2016
View of the Canton Club across one of the central gardens on Shamian Island.
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Exploring Guangzhou - Summer 2016
Another bronze statue on Shamian Island showing a young Chinese boy mailing a letter.
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Exploring Guangzhou - Summer 2016
One of many paths wondering thru gardens in the central part of Shamian Island.
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Exploring Guangzhou - Summer 2016
This is an elevated road way over the Pearl River on the south side of Shamian Island.
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Exploring Guangzhou - Summer 2016
This modern era bronze statue of a photographer is across the street from the old American Consulate; which is located at No. 56 Shamian Street. It was built in 1893, formerly the Yokohama Specie Bank (Japanese) .
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Exploring Guangzhou - Summer 2016
A close up of one of the many beautiful street lamps on Shamian Island. In the background is the front of the old American Consulate.
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Exploring Guangzhou - Summer 2016
Another beautiful designed bridge connecting Shamian Island to the main land.
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Exploring Guangzhou - Summer 2016
Small family work boat on the Pearl River.



3rd January 2016
Guangzhou- Nov. 2015

Di & Joe V.
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Looks beautiful.... Happy to hear that you are enjoying it there. :) Happy New Year!! Di & Joe
18th August 2016

Derek Davey
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Silly Submariner
I hope that you are doing very well in Guangzhou and you have fully acclimated. Enjoy yourself there. Extremely hot in Lewis County this summer and very humid. We have had a "drought" and tornado this summer. The corn still grows. Take care. Derek
24th August 2016

Audrey J Mills
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AWESOME!!
So great to hear from you and about your amazing adventures! I'm now a subscriber to your blog so keep it up!

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