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Three hours later... explain to my teacher that they are
We are back in the city. Oh, dear…We are representing a sad love story. I see that a
so tired. It’s been a long eventful day. We go few women are sobbing. I look at my
to our hotel to change and relax because we teacher and see that her eyes are filled with
have something exciting planned for the tears, too. It seems that the story has
evening. My parents surprised us yesterday moved her despite the language barrier.
with a couple of tickets to go and see the
famous Cantonese Opera at the local
theatre.
After we dress up, we go out. I am a little bit
worried that Russie won’t be able to
understand a word but she assures me that
music is a universal language and it won’t
be a problem for her. We read some rave
reviews about tonight’s performance and
we are both looking forward to it.
Upon our arrival, we see some of the actors,
and don’t miss the chance to take a picture
with them. Soon we are inside and the show So this extraordinary performance puts an
starts. Russie turns to me and says: end to our three-day visit to Guangzhou.
“Frank, the stage looks magnificent!” Both Russie and I enjoyed every minute
spent in the city and the beautiful White
Cloud Mountain. Of course, we were glad to
be able to help the Spanish lady and we have
made a new friend. We have decided to visit
Spain soon. Russie has already promised to
brush up on her Spanish ... not sure if I will
learn it though.
Tomorrow we are taking a train to go to the
northern part of the country. We will
ride a … .
What animal do you think we will ride?
I have seen this type of opera before but
Russie seems to be impressed by the music
No, it is not a horse or a donkey!
You’ll find the answer in Chapter 11
and the costumes that the singers are
wearing. The music is quite sad and I
See you soon!
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