It's actually quite funny how we have stopped assuming that people around us would speak English. Most of the time they don't so we have just stopped asking. This means that when we need to get something sorted with locals, we both start waving around like idiots using all the body language we can think of (and occasionally, the phrasebook). However, in Canton people watched our monkey-waving for a while and then asked in perfect English whether we need help. So life in Canton was nice and easy, we chilled out for a few days and forgot about the disappointment in Yangtze River.
From Canton (or Guangzhou, as it should be properly referred to) we also did a 2-day trip to Hong Kong. After almost 100 years of Great Britain rule, Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997. And one can really see this historical effect - Hong Kong is a completely different world from the China we have seen, a fascinating mixture of West and East. Mix Wallstreet, Earl Grey and traditional chinese culture and there you have it! A very good place to chill out for a day or two. We climbed to Victoria Peak, ate in Soho and wandered around in the streets of Kowloon. And suprisingly, there is quite a bit of trekking one can do in the surrounding islands of Hong Kong. Overall this place was more diverse than I expected, previously I had seen it as a business center, the promised land of suits, ties and stress medicine. Pleasantly surprised.
Next stop: Beach-life in Hainan island.
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