I left in winter break 2022 expecting 3 week quarantine to come back with no such demands. This spring break is the first vacation where I left knowing the pandemic was “over” and this time there was not a big production and requirements for actually leaving China. It reminds me of pre-covid China. Things are definitely looking like normal in China and activities have resumed. We went from everything about down to everything opened in a short period of time.
I had knee surgery 5 weeks ago for an almost completely torn meniscus and other problems with cartilage that had no other option. Besides going to and from school and doctors appointments, I have really not been many places around Guangzhou. I was only given the okay to go on this trip based on the short length of flight and that I promised not to do too much …people who know me know how hard that is. But I want to recover for summer and will be smart about it. That being said, moving slower and always needing to be aware of my limitations wears me out. I have also found i still need to put my foot up even though a week ago I was finally allowed to bend the knee when sitting. It will be another month or two before I can put weight on it when in a bent position.
The metro had people actually not wearing masks. It has been a long time since I was on the metro. (Sometime in the future I’ll comment on my thoughts about all of that.)
That actually was true of the airplane as well. There was not a full flight leaving China perhaps due to the delay in visas for Chinese to leave on vacation.
Landing in another country was so easy. Cambodia is incredibly fast for getting off the plane and to your hotel in short order.
Because of this, it is not easier to travel for me. But I am glad to be able to go somewhere and relax with a little sightseeing.
Cambodia here I come…..