I sold the bike to a bike travel organization in Hanoi and then booked my train ticket into China. A night train would bring me from Hanoi to Nanning, the train itself was really good and comfortable. I had a softsleeper and I just slept till the border and continued my sleep after the border check. In the morning I woke up in China, ready for the next part of the trip.

In Nanning I was going to couchsurf at an American who was teaching English at the university. She lived on campus so that was ideal for me to get to know the student life and taste the food :P. My host introduced me to her class where I could talk about just anything, so that they would get to hear a different English accent. The students were really enthousiastic and after the class some of the students took me into town. 

My host is a fan of cycling so we had a bond and talked a lot, it was very interesting to me. And of course as a teacher she knew lot's of students. And she even had a bible reading group. All new experiences for me! Also in this way I would like to thank her for the great time she gave me. 

Some students of the other class took me out to drink after class and soon it became late. Oh and Chinese can't stand much alcohol...

My time in Nanning was coming to an end so after 5 days I went to Guangzhou. 2 days after the Asian games, the town was still ornamented and the parcs were soo pretty. I checked in at the riverside youth hostel; a recommendation is in place. And closeby there is a great noodlerestaurant owned by Muslim. They make great noodles so I went there pretty much all the time. 

In Guangzhou there is the possibility to rent bikes from one place to the other like in many european cities. It was really nice to bike from parc to parc and to the expo. There even is a beer museum owned by inbev; something a Belgian can never resist!

The best parc was the sculpture parc, a must see for anyone who goes to guangzhou!!!