Five days until Pam, Camryn and I return home.
GUANGZHOU, China - Our Sunday in Guangzhou was a little laid-back considering our full day of travel the day before. We nevertheless managed to take in shopping at the jade and pearl market, as well as a few personal moments with Camryn. Here’s a look at Sunday in 10 of the many pictures we snapped. - Terry R. Cassreino
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We arrived outside the jade and pearl market in Guangzhou at about 10:30 a.m.; believe me, this was nothing spectacular. I’d rather have spent the day pulling a staple out of my foot. And the funny thing about it - no, make that the strange thing about it - Pam agreed. I guess she had no product labels to read.
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Pam and I did stumble on a Buddhist temple. This was a serene, peaceful part of the city amid the hustle-and-bustle of the rest of Guangzhou.
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Just outside the temple was this scene of mad shopping. People were everywhere. Shops lined the streets. People sat outside. People bought stuff. Tons of stuff. Stuff they don’t need. We, however, didn’t buy stuff. We didn’t like the stuff we saw. So we went back to the hotel stuff-less. And then we bought our own stuff at other stores later in the day. We liked that stuff.
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Meanwhile, back at the ranch, er, the hotel, a hungry Camryn eats - no, make that wolfs down - a huge bowl of noodles. Camryn has been crowned the Noodle Queen. Besides Tsing Tao beer, this kid can’t stop eating noodles. Any kind of noodles. Boiled noodles. Syrup-covered noodles. Chocolate-covered noodles. And, of course, the ever popular fried noodles with onions, chicken, pork and beef.
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We just happened to run into this bride and her father, whose wedding was Sunday at the White Swan Hotel where we are staying. Minutes after this photo was snapped, Pam, Camryn and I crashed the reception. We had a blast. And when the bride’s family asked who we were with, I turned to Pam and then back to the hostess and told them I was the groom’s cousin from the United States. Everything went fine until the Hava Nagila, when I helped lift the bride and she fell into the hotel pool.
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After the wedding, Pam, Camryn and I snuck out to the lobby of the White Swan Hotel to snap this photo - complete with the indoor waterfall in the background. This is a spectacular hotel.
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After that, we snuck up into the hotel room - where Camryn sat on the bed and excitedly looked around the corner of the wall waiting for me. I was on the other side teasing her with as giant 10-gallon barrel full of KFC teriyaki chicken and Tsing Tao beer, her favorites. I even got Col. Sanders to stop by.
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Here, Camryn laughs her butt off while watching an episode of “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” dubbed in Chinese. I think she was watching “The Lumberjack Song,” you know “I’m a lumberjack and I’m OK. I work all night and sleep all day. I dress in women’s clothing and hang around in bars.”
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Here is a look inside one of the many shops that line the street near the hotel. Tons and tons and tons of stuff for sale. A lot of stuff. A hell of a lot of stuff.
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Exhausted and drained from a full day in town, Camryn fell fast asleep - just like any baby.
Photos and text copyright 2006 by Terry R. Cassreino.
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