Quick Guangzhou trip
Tuesday, 25 February 2025 17:50![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elusivek I decided to make a quick trip to Guangzhou with my Sister, to see how the big country is.
Took the High Speed Rail there. We managed to get first class tickets, so we got freebie stuff. My Sis however, had to go on the passport lane and she needed half an hour for immigration, whereas I crossed in 1 minute with the automated gate. We almost didn't make it to the train LOL.
First stop we went to a Jade market, but I was sort of disillusioned about it. But hey, I got to play with a Frenchie LOL.
Then we walked along the back street behind the jade market, but there wasn't really anything special, so we went to hunt for lunch.
This area is known as the "Shangxiajiu" (Up-down-Nine). I didn't check out any more history about it. I only remember my friend brought me here one time to walk along the shopping street.
Found a lunch spot. It was... an interesting lunch. Korean BBQ, complete with a christmas tree, LOL. Food was good value and meanwhile, I searched on the Dianping (some sort of... platform listing locations) to see what's more around there.
I saw there was actually a crystal stone market, and I think this was what I originally wanted to go to, and got misdirected to the jade market. This place was HHHHUUUUGGGGGEEEEEEE. Quite a bit of foreigners too, I think those were business people getting wholesale merchandise.
Soon, it was time to head back.
The train back did not have first class, so we were on economy class, but with a reserved seat, so we had a quiet ride home.
Took the High Speed Rail there. We managed to get first class tickets, so we got freebie stuff. My Sis however, had to go on the passport lane and she needed half an hour for immigration, whereas I crossed in 1 minute with the automated gate. We almost didn't make it to the train LOL.
First stop we went to a Jade market, but I was sort of disillusioned about it. But hey, I got to play with a Frenchie LOL.
Then we walked along the back street behind the jade market, but there wasn't really anything special, so we went to hunt for lunch.
This area is known as the "Shangxiajiu" (Up-down-Nine). I didn't check out any more history about it. I only remember my friend brought me here one time to walk along the shopping street.
Found a lunch spot. It was... an interesting lunch. Korean BBQ, complete with a christmas tree, LOL. Food was good value and meanwhile, I searched on the Dianping (some sort of... platform listing locations) to see what's more around there.
I saw there was actually a crystal stone market, and I think this was what I originally wanted to go to, and got misdirected to the jade market. This place was HHHHUUUUGGGGGEEEEEEE. Quite a bit of foreigners too, I think those were business people getting wholesale merchandise.
Soon, it was time to head back.
The train back did not have first class, so we were on economy class, but with a reserved seat, so we had a quiet ride home.
