Saturday, February 5, 2011

Shenzhen; a surprise at any corner

Mummy Eliz was just telling Daddy Tiong, Macau’s Tourism Board did a great job, but Shenzhen’s Tourism Board needs to do more.

Well, a lot of information about Shenzhen was how it used to be decades ago, as if it had gotten frozen in time, but our trip there surprised us.

Upon arrival, we were ripped off by a Taxi Driver, and the locals were not exactly helpful, but that was almost as bad as it could get.

~ With Granny Agatha at the Hotel Lobby ~

Shenzhen is developing at the speed of a bullet train, and information about it found online did not do it justice. It’s a colourful place, and one could spend a good many days there exploring and discovering surprises.

And the closing shows at their tourist attractions, gosh, imagine more than 300 people being cast on stage in a production; it’s as good as paying for a theatre in U.K.

If you ever go to Splendid China or Windows of the World, DO NOT EVER miss their closing show. It’ll make every cent you pay for the entrance ticket worth.

~ Exploring the miniatures at Splendid China ~

Someone online said one would only need to spend 3 hours at each place, but gosh, that someone was so wrong, if we only spend 3 hours and miss the closing show, we would be missing a big bulk of the place’s appeal.

So in the end, we ran over-time, and ate into our time for Macau. We were supposed to cover both Splendid China and Windows of the World in a day, but ended up, did them on two separate days.

~ Riding a horse ~

~ Trying traditional Archery ~

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