Off to Guangzhou

From Harbin my plan was to fly to Guangzhou which is in the South of China for those of you who don't know. One thing you must realize is that Harbin is incredibly cold and in the South of China its warm even in the winter. So once I got off the airplane in Guangzhou I was tearing off all my winter clothing like my life depended on it. In Guangzhou I was able to wear a t-shirt with no coat...it was fantastic.
My hostel was right on the river so all I had to do was walk outside and I got a spectacular view. My hostel was really awesome with nice rooms and friendly staff.
Once I arrived it was about 11pm so since my hostel was also on a bar street I decided to change clothes and go walking to see what I could find. As I was walking I was invited by a group of Chinese to join them in one of the bars. We ended up closing down the place playing a drinking dice game that they were very surprised I knew how to play let alone that I am good at it.
During my time in Guangzhou I did a lot of relaxing and shopping. One thing I found very strange was that aside from the hostel everywhere I went seemed to be absent of other foreigners. And everywhere I went I heard people saying Tai Gao Tai Gao which is Chinese for very tall very tall. It always makes me laugh.
At the hostel I met some pretty cool people from different parts of the world: Spain, Italy, Germany, Taiwan, China, and Canada. We hung out at the hostel and traded travel stories. I would have to say Guangzhou was the place I did the most relaxing..i mean hell i was on vacation right.
There was this little restaurant down the street from my hostel that served American food and I ate most of my meals there. I always seemed to be the only customer and the staff seemed to get a kick out of me being there. The were friendly and funny.
On one day I went to the seaside but it was so foggy you could barely see anything and then I visited a small park that was very beautiful, but I dont remember the name.
One my last night there one of the Chinese people I had met took me out to one of the bars on the street for some drinking and live music. I ended up singing a song on stage and getting a great round of applause. It was a pretty fun night and a great way to spend my last day there.
Enjoy the pictures.
Enjoy the pictures.