The Canton Tower

One of our first Guangzhou visits has been to The Canton Tower. It is a huge tower right near the Pearl River. On the the other side is the opera house. I like interesting architecture. We head over at around 5:00pm. I feel we have a short amount of time. The only problem with the timing is that it is rush hour. That plus a stroller does not add up to a lot of fun. To buy a token, you have to pick your destination on a computerized kiosk. Then the machine shoots out a green token. This token is then waved in front of the access gate. You have to be quick. At first, we did not know how to use it. A woman came up to assist. We filed down the escalators to catch the train. At first, it was not bad. At each stop, more people came on. We had to make it to the transfer station. Everyone was courteous and mindful to Elana in her stroller. A lot of people were at the transfer. We still had to board another train. Luckily, we only had to go to one station. The station is called The Canton Tower station. It is due to the fact that The Canton Tower is right above it. We used the escalators brought us to the surface. We were met with vendors and onlookers. Due to our timing, the tower was lit up. At night, it rotates through different color schemes. Michelle and I could not get a picture. We moved towards the river. On the river, we saw the opera house. It too is lit up with colors. We took ours photos and headed back to the hotel. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android