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In Vlog 435, British couple Reanne and Ben of On Tour With Dridgers explore Guangzhou for their first full day in the city. They begin near Flower City Square, then head out for rice noodle rolls and congee, learning to use a digital ordering system. The savory rice porridge is filling, while the rolls with egg and sausage taste especially good with sweet soy sauce. They take the metro to Beijing Pedestrian Street, where street vendors, shops, older architecture and modern buildings share the same busy area. Along the way they visit a makeup shop with a wide range of products, sample food from vendors and appear on an interactive screen. The day includes drinks, a Michelin-recommended restaurant and a final meal of beef noodles at a food mall near Flower City Square. The couple's first impressions cover the city's scale, public transport, breakfast, shopping streets and evening lights.
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Breakfast and getting around
British couple Reanne and Ben, who travel as On Tour With Dridgers, spend their first day in Guangzhou in Vlog 435. They start around Flower City Square, in the city's financial district, before setting out to explore a metropolis whose scale feels very different from their home in the UK. Their first meal is rice noodle rolls and congee, a savory rice porridge. They work through a digital ordering system and learn some of the local dining routines as they go. The congee is hearty, and the rice rolls with egg and sausage are a favorite, especially with the sweet soy sauce served alongside them. Tea also comes with the meal.
The couple uses Guangzhou's metro to reach Beijing Pedestrian Street, a major tourist area. The street brings together modern buildings, older details, shops and food vendors. They visit a makeup store with a broad selection of beauty products, sample food offered by vendors and encounter an interactive screen that displays them. The crowds, shops and street food make the walk a busy introduction to the city, while the metro gives them a straightforward way to cross between districts.
An evening meal and first impressions
Their exploration continues with drinks and a restaurant recommended by Michelin. They see vendors selling a range of goods before heading back toward Flower City Square. At a food mall near the square, they end the day with beef noodles and other local dishes. The sequence moves from breakfast to metro travel, shopping and street snacks, then to dinner, giving the couple several points of comparison as first-time visitors.
Reanne and Ben notice the mix of modern and traditional elements around Beijing Pedestrian Street and the scale of Guangzhou beyond it. Their visit includes food they had not tried before, a store stop, vendors and public transport rather than a checklist of landmarks. They describe the metro as efficient and easy to use. The evening light show at Flower City Square provides another way to see the area after dark. Their account is a first-day impression: a large city, a filling breakfast, an active pedestrian street and a final dinner of beef noodles.
FAQs (From the traveler's perspective)
- Q: What was your favorite part of the breakfast?
- A: The rice rolls were my favorite. The sweet soy sauce made them especially good, and the congee was savory, filling rice porridge alongside them.
- Q: How was the public transport in Guangzhou?
- A: We found the metro surprisingly good: it was efficient and easy to use for getting between different parts of the city. We took it to Beijing Pedestrian Street during our first day.
- Q: What was your overall impression of Guangzhou after the first day?
- A: The city felt huge, and we were interested to see more. Our first day gave us a mix of local food, metro travel, a busy pedestrian street and the evening area around Flower City Square. It was a striking introduction to a large and varied city.
