Travelogue 3: Guangzhou, China Part 1

Finally, I got the opportunity to share on our vacation to Guangzhou, China. We went there in January 2013 and I was pregnant at that time. Luckily no vomit, no headache yet. Together with me are hubby and kimi, my newly wed sister, mama, abah, lil bro and cuzzy.

We took a midnight flight on my abah's 50th birthday, 23 January 2013. The 4 hours journey via Air Asia was smooth. Kimi is not crying or not even awake. Arrived early in the morning, our translator, Dorinky and the hired driver (wearing army shirt everyday) brought us to the booked accommodation. We booked a serviced apartment nearby Beijing Road named, Sunny Private Apartment Hotel of Grand Continental.

Day 1 - 24 January 2013

We brought sambal ikan bilis (hot dried anchovies), serunding (beef floss) and nasi impit (rice) from Malaysia. So that was our breakfast for first day.

Our first destination to visit was Xiang Jiang Wildlife Safari located in Fanyu District, Guangzhou. The ticket price though pricey but it's worth it.









The animal here are well-fed compared to Zoo in Malaysia.

Hippotamus

Siberian Tiger

Koala on the Eucalyptus Tree

Elephant Show

Cuddly Panda

Giraffe and Zebra

Dinosaur park also appeared to be attractive here.

Next destination on the first day was Baomo Graden also located in Fanyu District.

Among the highlights are the Bao Zheng culture, ancient architecture, carvings, sculpture and the river cruise.

Day 2 - 25 January 2014
We went to Zhongda Fabric Market. Not as expected. The worst shopping experience ever. It was so difficult to choose from a 2" x 2" sample. And we need to wait for 3 days for them to bring the chosen material to the shopping centre and pick up the fabric at the shop. There were hundreds of look alike shops in the Fabric Market and it was so confusing.

sample viewing

The translator assists the price negotiation

Us in front of the shopping center

We had our lunch at the nearby Muslim Restaurant (walking distance).

After that, we continue shopping at Beijing Road (Beijing Lu). Walking distance from our apartment. It was a nice walk here and we had a delicious halal sate there.