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I had the opportunity to stay both in a standard room and on the executive floor in this Shenzhen hotel. While I usually wrinkle my nose at the snobbishness of executive floors I can safely say...
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My final taxi journey was to take me to the ferry terminal and as I arrived I could sense this was a popular way to go to Hong Kong as the ferry terminal was quite crowded. I secured a first class...
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Department stores seemed to be very much the order of the day sporting brand name goods at prices which were not much cheaper than in the west. The streets were certainly bustling though and I...
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Once there it certainly was a place that provided a unique sight of the cityscape of Guangzhou, one which undoubtedly has changed a lot recently and which will certainly continue to. Modern high rise buildings are now taking over as the primary landmarks of this city, but as I had already been...
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As lunchtime was approaching I decided to sample some dim sum at one of the small eateries and this made for a very nice early lunch, all in true Cantonese style. I left the park just after midday...
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I managed to get an early start for my second day and my plan was to visit some of the famous landmarks and attractions of Guangzhou. My first destination was Yuexiu Park, the largest and most well...
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I was only staying for one night and so, after checking in, I decided to eat in the restaurant in the hotel that night. There were actually 4 in house restaurants, including one which served...
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I had booked my hotel in Guangzhou and since the day was already starting to draw to a close I hailed a taxi and made my way there. I had booked the Best Western Guangzhou Bai Yun Hotel, which was...
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The journey in total took around 2 and hours one of the first things that greeted me in Guangzhou was an enormous building. It was truly quite a sight and instantly made me feel that this was going...
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Then I walked through the turnstile and I found myself truly in China. The scene that greeted me was very much different to the one I had left behind in Hong Kong, and this was even in spite of the...
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I took the ferry once from Shenzhen to HK, after getting off an overnight bus from Guilin at the main Shenzhen bus station. I had a plane to catch in HK that evening. It took a bit of asking and 2...
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I was looking for a familiar name in the largely unfamiliar city which is Guangzhou (better known as Canton) in southern China. The Holiday Inn looked to be a place I could count on, and although...
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Shenzhen’s Shangri La Hotel is a major landmark and is clearly visible as you enter Shenzhen from Hong Kong’s main immigration checkpoint. Actually you couldn’t miss it as it is the largest...
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