It’s A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood

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I thought I would take you for a stroll around my neighbourhood. It is what I see when I leave the hotel to go to where all the action is!

I walk about a block, turn left and cross the street.
Past the dumpling place and the coffee shop.
Then the new place, looks like it will be nice.
7-11!
Through the construction zone…and I mean through…always dodging something.
Past the rental bikes that no one puts away.
Hang a left at the corner.
Across the ‘take your life in your hands’ crosswalk.
To Seaworld!


Seaworld is not the Seaworld as we know it. No Shamu here!  The Seaworld Plaza is an entertainment/restaurant/bar area all based around a dry-docked luxury liner in the area of Shekou. (Shekou is the area where all the expats live.) The ship was originally built by the French in 1962 and known as the Anceevilla. In 1973, China bought the ship and renamed it the ‘Minghua’. It was rebuilt in 1983 as hotel and also served as a sea-based tourist centre. Today it houses a restaurant where you can enjoy your meal on the ship’s deck and watch the lovely water/light/music show that happens every half hour at night. There is always lots going on at the Plaza and it feels like we are on an extended vacation…well, maybe not for David!

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