China Romance
All About China => Your trip to China => Topic started by: ttwjr32 on January 09, 2010, 11:53:04 am
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guangzhou rail station last year at chinese new year
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just that one day or the whole week? I think I can forget about catching a train to Wuhan .... :s
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busy all week but like this on first two days and last two days
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Frank,
I think you'll find that flights are all pretty much booked up too, so you had better check and make plans/reservations now!! haha!!! Mind you,... you can always travel by rickshaws, ...just it's a bit on the slow side!!! haha!!
David....
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All I can say about those pictures is...Holy shit!
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China has that many people? :sleepy:
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China has that many people? :sleepy:
Who knew?
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yes it is wild here in bus,train and airports during the
chinese new year. everyone comes outside and it is
amazing that there is no trouble in california there
would be cussing and a few fights
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yes it is wild here in bus,train and airports during the
chinese new year. everyone comes outside and it is
amazing that there is no trouble in california there
would be cussing and a few fights
In California?....now I know your dreaming, California dreaming :icon_cheesygrin:
Thanks for the pictures. It must be an awsome experience for you living there. And just think - the next New Year will be on Valentine's day. You go Tiger. I hope you have pictures to share next month on :heart: day
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my wife wants to stay close to home for the new year
she says " to many people" go figure that one:icon_cheesygrin:
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That's not for the train, that's for those "Red Envelopes" that they are handing out....:dodgy:
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Rhonald,
it is awesome living here with my wife. best decision i made in
quite a few years. but now i need to find something to do as
at age 53 it is to early to permanently retire as i am getting bored
not doing anything. i am starting to look at finding buyers and exporting
from China at a very good price for them. i find it enjoyable negotiating
with sellers here when you want to buy large quantities. they look at me
as an american and think of Bill Gates hahaha if they only knew im
the poor brother of Bill
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my wife wants to stay close to home for the new year
she says " to many people" go figure that one:icon_cheesygrin:
I could see your Sisi in the first photo Ted. She is in the 67th row across from the right and about 15,835 from the head of the queue. I recognised her instantly:icon_cheesygrin:
Willy
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thanks Willy i was looking for her
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my wife wants to stay close to home for the new year
she says " to many people" go figure that one:icon_cheesygrin:
I could see your Sisi in the first photo Ted. She is in the 67th row across from the right and about 15,835 from the head of the queue. I recognised her instantly:icon_cheesygrin:
Willy
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Too funny!
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my first trip to China in 2003 was during the chinese new year and i
was just amazed at the people when i traveled. its a wonder i came
back after that. as you dont really know till you experience a new year
here. i do believe the chinese living abroad come home and there is now
2 billion people here navigating around outside :icon_cheesygrin: just
totally amazing. i am now going to enjoy my 4th new year here this year
and i am looking forward to it.
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I was in Guangzhou last year for the celebrations, stayed at the White Swan Hotel.
They organised a River cruise to watch the fireworks....bloody freezing standing on deck to watch.
Problem was, they moored the boat downwind of the fireworks display and after 10 minutes we were enveloped in a huge pall of gunpowder smoke which left 2000 people on the boat (I think it was built to carry about 500 people ) coughing and choking their lungs out for the next hour....what a night !!!
David
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David that sounds about right on the ratio 500/2000 hahaha
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Problem was, they moored the boat downwind of the fireworks display and after 10 minutes we were enveloped in a huge pall of gunpowder smoke which left 2000 people on the boat (I think it was built to carry about 500 people ) coughing and choking their lungs out for the next hour....what a night !!!
David
Similar to restuarant we went to here and that was caused by tobacco smoke - and the spitting, coughing and gobbing lumps of god knows what on the floor. I will have to speak to Angel about her Granny!!!!
Willy
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I will add one more piece of "Chinese tortuous logic" to my Guangzhou adventure....perhaps somebody who is cleverer than me can explain what it was all about:
I booked at the Hotel for 10 days....on day 6, they said that I would need to move rooms as my room was booked for one night to another person !!!
After this one night in a different room, they advised that I could move back to my previous room for the rest of my stay.
On the appointed day, the bell-boy came to help with my luggage which I had spent some time in packing and getting sorted out. He then proceeded to move me to THE ROOM NEXT DOOR...which was identical to the room I had vacated !!!!!
I went down to reception to query this strange state of affairs....and would you believe, as usual when things get embarrassing, nobody could remember how to speak English...so I just went with the flow and had a few beers !!!
But I still puzzle what it was all about :s:s
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I will add one more piece of "Chinese tortuous logic" to my Guangzhou adventure....perhaps somebody who is cleverer than me can explain what it was all about:
I booked at the Hotel for 10 days....on day 6, they said that I would need to move rooms as my room was booked for one night to another person !!!
After this one night in a different room, they advised that I could move back to my previous room for the rest of my stay.
On the appointed day, the bell-boy came to help with my luggage which I had spent some time in packing and getting sorted out. He then proceeded to move me to THE ROOM NEXT DOOR...which was identical to the room I had vacated !!!!!
I went down to reception to query this strange state of affairs....and would you believe, as usual when things get embarrassing, nobody could remember how to speak English...so I just went with the flow and had a few beers !!!
But I still puzzle what it was all about :s:s
Perhaps a couple wanted to go back to the same room that they had their first night of marriage in!! But probably the guys wife specially requested it as a one yuan coin rolled under the bed last time they were there and she wanted to have another better look for it.
Willy
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I think you probably got it right Willy...when I got into the room first up, there was a small packet of tissues left in the bathroom that was not "Hotel issue"...maybe they booked up for one night so that they could get their tissues back....!!!!!
Its as good an explanation as I have heard so far :icon_cheesygrin::icon_cheesygrin:
David
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David E,
sometimes its best to not try and figure it out here in China
i quit doing that about 2 months ago and i am doing a lot better hahahah