Initially
we were really excited about our trip but we left home for airport with a heavy
heart early this morning instead. It will be our first overseas trip without
our kiddos and we felt that a part of us are missing.
When
we arrived at a foreign land, we were surprised that the airport and
surroundings are pretty much modern. I too happened to bump into my friend
Jonathan whom I have not met for ages. He is a regular visitor to Guangzhou for
both business and leisure and gave us some tips on where to go and dine.
We
set off straight to our hotel from airport and hoping that we will be able to
check in but we had to wait for the room to be cleaned up. We did not want to
move out too far and decided to hang around the lounge for some coffee since it
was freezing cold outside.
Our
room had a gorgeous view overlooking the famous Pearl River and we did not
waste time resting but rushed out to check out the city. We headed down to town
to visit the oldest Catholic Church – Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
We
did quite a bit of walking around the busy streets checking out loads of
wholesale stuff and finally headed down to Beijing Lu for our dinner. The whole
street showcased all the restaurants serving different kinds of food and it was
rather difficult to choose actually. We walked around and finally decided to
have simple comfort food at a small restaurant which served good & cheap
set meals.
We
were taken by surprise that our set meal cost only S$4.50 and it was a good
portion for that price… It tasted delicious too! We are those who love street
food and will hope to try out more of their local food in the next 2 days. J
We
combed the whole Beijing Lu and I did not waste time to get their local goodies
for our family back home. We bought the HK brand goodies instead as we did not
trust China brands! So far it was good for the first day!
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