Guanzhou, China home to 10 million people

I spent March 1 to 8 in Guangzhou. I went to the Guandong International Hotel for my lodgings. A much different hotel from the Somerset in Manila. This is a much larger hotel, it has 60 floors. I was on the 48th floor. The staff were friendly but not as conversant in English as the Filipino staff were. I had some funny experiences with their misinterpretation of my words. I asked them if the interned was free and they heard the word internet and put me in touch with the internet provided. Then the internet provider had to call them to ask and then called me back to let me know it was free. It was a roundabout way to get an answere. Another time I ask if I could get an ironing board and iron and they said there was none at the front desk. I go to my room and one of the housekeeping staff show up with some additional bath soap. Then I explain to her my need for an iron and a while later she comes back with it.
I had an interesting week in Guangzhou. The staff were very friendly especially Yi Liang who arranged for one of my airline tickets and invited me and the Goldins to meet his family and have dinner. The training went well and each night I was out eating. I went to a Lebanese restaurant, Italian because I wanted a traditional salad and it was the only restaurant I went to on my own. Yi, Harold, and I went to both Northern style restaurant which was quite good I had eel for the first time with eggs. It was delicious plus some duck, tofu, shrimp, and some different types of fish. We also went to Sichuan place which is spicier food and was delicious. Guangzhou which was formerly Canton is known for its cuisine. Many people commented that this area has not culture:art music etc they just love to eat. So I fell in line with the culture and ate my way through the week. We went to a Japanese place and had many different kinds of sushi which I also loved although I had only ate a little of it in Toronto. Drinking the saki probably helped. I also met a Canadian who had been teaching in China for over 20 years currently in the MBA program. I am going to publish this because it is raining in Ko Phangan and the power has gone out about 8 times today.