You'll Need Your Passport to Buy a Ticket at the Guangzhou Bus/ Train Station

Day 4, Thursday -  Guangzhou Bus/ Train Station 

J.  told us he had a very busy schedule therefore would not be able to have dinner with us. To save him time, I suggested lunch instead of dinner and he agreed.

 We walked to the Rock Square to meet him for lunch at 12 p.m. While waiting at KFC, I looked around  in the mall. There was a big discount clothing sale going on, but with the limited time we had, I couldn't find anything I liked.

J. came to meet us, wearing a long sleeve jacket in this hot humid weather! He said he was not feeling well. I do hope he would be all right. I don’t think he is eating too well or sleeping much while working so hard!

He  took us to his favourite noodle place to eat. The restaurant was full as it was right at 12 noon. But we did find a place to sit. I was glad to hear him say that he agreed with me about focusing on one project first  before embarking on another one! Praise God! At least he is listening to my advice!

At least we could have lunch and saw J. for about 45 minutes. We are trying to see him everyday and making use of our time here.  After lunch, he went back to work and we went to the

1.     Guangzhou Railway Station to buy our tickets for our next outing. From where we were, going to that station took a few changes on the subway. 

      By the time we arrived at the railway station, we were exhausted. In addition, the station was a very crowded place, full of travellers from within the surrounding areas of Guangzhou. It is evident that China has invested heavily in the country's infrastructure and has been building roads and its subway system. This improvement in its transportation system enables the mobility of its citizens. It is obvious that many more Chinese are travelling now than it was when we were here in 2008! 

      

At the ticket booths, there was a foreigner’s booth for visitors holding non Chinese passports. It was less crowded. But we were told that we could not buy any bus tickets unless we could produce our Canadian passports or a government issued ID! We never thought of that. We are Canadians and we are not used to walk away carrying our passports with us on a daily basis. We did not have our passports with us as we didn't know we needed them to buy an out of town bus ticket. We wasted a trip and did not get our bus tickets. 

The Guangzhou Station was a very busy place.  I would like to avoid it if possible! 

R.T.

Guangzhou Bus/ Railway Station

Guangzhou

China

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