We returned to Huangsha the day after our road trip to Baomo Garden, as I really wanted to visit 沙面岛 (Shamian Island). But well, 'we' is a generous term, as Miss XS refused to come with us, claiming that she'd been once before, and that nothing at Shamian Island was worth a return trip. Our relatives made several non-committal mmms when I informed them about my plan, and their eyes didn't exactly light with excitement. Ominous...

I had big plans for our fourth day in Guangzhou. Finally, I was going to the Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King! I'm ordinarily really, really, not a big fan of museums; I speed-walk through the exhibitions, walking straight for the cafe at the end aiming for a civilised cup of espresso. I'm the expert on avoiding museums*.  *For an exhibition to be boring, I've decided, the exhibition must be personally unappealing, AND the...

功夫茶, 点都德 We had a late start in the morning after the hassle of flying yesterday, and spent a leisurely lunch at 点都德 (dian dou de), a popular yum cha restaurant. Was it a coincidence that my relatives decided to reserve a table for lunch, or was it the famed Chinese hospitality? I only casually mentioned 点都德 as a passing remark to them yesterday to solicit their opinion on the restaurant.  点都德, at least, had...