It all started with...

...let’s see if we can find the church we keep hearing about in Guangzhou. So Deanna and I set of Sunday morning in search for a church. We took a different bus then the one we normally take into Guangzhou, because it was closer, but it was half the price. Turns out it is half price because they drop you off on the outskirts of Guangzhou. So we walked and shopped and walked and shopped until we found the metro station. We actually ended up walking through the tea capital of Guangzhou. Why else would you have a giant clay tea pot in the middle of the square. And yes I had to buy a traditional Chinese clay tea pot that only pours 4 miniature cups of Chinese tea or one normal size cup of western tea. We also ended up stopping at the International Wholesale Market. This market was unlike anything I have ever seen before. Thousands of vendors selling their items in this huge ware house building that is crammed full of merchandise. Just imagine all those items that have the made in China sticker on them, being sold in one place. They have everything, halloween costumes, tacky hair barrettes, sunglasses, socks, wallets, jewelry, silk flowers, curtains, lace, watches ... As soon as you touch an item the vendors come up to you and say “Okay how many?”
“I am only looking but how much would one cost?” I respond.
“Only one well...” After some number crunching on the calculator the price is shown.
“Oh, thanks” and I proceed to look around at other items.
Determined to sell me the original item I expressed an interest in, he quotes me another cheaper price. Note to self, do not touch anything unless you are committed to buying it or want to be hassled during your entire stay in the shop.
No sightings of the church yet we decided to head to a familiar place to eat, KFC. A familiar restaurant chain is may be but not the type of food I was expecting. I was surprised when my chicken burger did not resemble the picture I pointed too. Inside the patty there was chunks of vegetables and chicken. It actually didn’t taste too bad. At least you can always count on the fries tasting the same.
After, dinner we found the church. It felt like we had just stepped into the Italian community of China The surrounding buildings had Italian architecture design mixed with a little bit of Chinese. I tried taking a picture but it was too dark. The Church was a large stone Catholic Cathedral with beautiful stain glass windows. Three services every sunday so we have our choice Cantonese, Mandarin, or English. We plan on returning next week to catch the 3:00 English Easter Service.