The breakfast was free. So, my expectation towards this where somewhere next to nothing - maybe some hot water if we are lucky. But, it was a feast! Not really but with eggs and toast and marmalade (didn't had marmalade for a loooong time) and Chinese stuff of course as well. Too bad they closed at 10 ;-)
Anyway it was enough time. We completed the sightseeing part within four major attractions (click on the pictures to enlarge them):
1. Shopping street - is this in China? Just look at the pollution! It is :-)
2. The river side - spooky! One guy even took a bath - cold and polluted water. This is inurement!
3. Historical western architecture neighborhood - amazing!
4. The "cultural street" - this was more China! Basically a big market full of Chinese kitsch (well, maybe that's harsh) and everything. The only "souvenirs" I bought were some DVDs - maybe half of them work.
5. The food street - disappointing (this was almost the only real food there - and is wasn't really fresh) Also the fact that Mc Donald's is directly there is prooving the bad quality - so: Mc Donald's!
... a lot of streets - imagine how my feet felt that evening ;-) Going back with the fast rain this time was 40 Yuan more but only took 30 min.
The full package of pictures can you find in this album. Overall, the city is "cozier" than Beijing, not that much traffic, somehow smaller, not that much cultural attractions, but nice architecture shaped by foreign occupation. And people stared at me more often than in Beijing. So, truly different.
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