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Guangzhou - Day 2 (Canton Fair Complex - Beijing Road)

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I woke up early in the morning with a swollen leg, but luckily it is still not that painful when I walk. I couldn't go back to sleep since there's a mosquito that keeps buzzing in my ear. It seems that the pesky insect didn't bother my partner as much as it did me. Anyway, we left our hotel around 10am to look for food. Whenever we travel, I will prepare a list of food itineraries. However, I do not have a complete list this time since I am unable to read Chinese characters. There is very limited information available online in English. There are a few famous restaurants on my list, but I'm not sure if the addresses are correct. So, we asked the hotel front desk about the nearest Guangzhou Restaurant. She is quite helpful in assisting us with the web searches. Basically, the nearest Guangzhou Restaurant is just one station away from our hotel. So we took the metro from Guangzhou East Railway Station to Tianhe Sports Center (¥ 2 per person) exit A to Tiyu Donglu. Since G

Hong Kong/Guangzhou - Day 5/Day1 (Canton Fair Complex - Parc Central)

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My partner woke up at 3.30am with stomach discomfort. Luckily, he felt better in the morning. We check out from the  Prudential Hotel  at 8.30am. Our break in Hong Kong has come to an end, and it's time to get back to work in Guangzhou. The main reason we go to Guangzhou is to visit the Canton Fair in Pazhou. High-speed trains are the best way to travel from Hong Kong to Guangzhou. My partner purchased the train ticket from Hong Kong West Kowloon Station to Guangzhou East Railway Station using trip.com (RM 141.18 per person excluding the RM 17 booking fee).  The Hong Kong West Kowloon Station is about 5 minutes drive (1.5km) from the hotel. However, we were unable to find an Uber ride there. We ended up asking the hotel staff to help us hail a taxi. He managed to get a taxi for us and he told us the base fare is HKD 27. But, when the taxi driver dropped us off at the B1 (ticketing concourse / departures) hall, he requested HKD 48. He told us that there are additional charges for ba