Li River Yangshuo

... br>We got back to town at 3.30pm - so much for her saying we couldn't do Moon Hill & Dragon Bridge in 1 day!!! Back to the hostel for a rest before dinner & going out to the light show called " Impressions Liu Sanjie" It is set outdoors in stadium seating & 600 local performers take to the Li River & perform on the river!! Twelve surrounding karst peaks are illuminated so ...

... as the strange phenomenon of the nearby hills. The karst peaks were often covered in vegetation apart from vertical sections near the top where nothing could gain a foothold. The result was that light only reflected back off these tennis court sized vertical bare rock faces, and at night they seemed eerily suspended in mid air in the middle distance as if you were viewing an incoming group of hurtling giant ...

So I am sailing into the last 2 weeks of my holiday and I have really got the hang of this China lark. I've seen a good dose of parks, gardens, palaces and temples, been at one with Chinese nature (flora and fauna) and tried much of the different food on offer. China really needed to step up to the plate now...or maybe I needed to ratchet things up a notch? So my last 3 days alone are spent in Yangshuo, before I head south and meet up with my father. So ...

... gentleman who looked like he&#8217;d died the day before as his eyes were glazed over and he was completely still, thankfully it turned out later that he was just asleep. First we learned the 23 Chinese strokes that make up the characters, then he taught us some basic words and our names. He painted beautiful tree with red blossoms and bamboo, which we attempted to copy but it was much harder than it looked!<br>Amanda, Alex and I went for dinner at &#8216;The Alley&#8217; which was a ...

... hub and there are places to visit just outside of the city but it just seemed like another big chinese city. After walking around Kunming for a few hours we headed to the train station. At all chinese stations they have xray machines for your bags like at the airport. We hadnt had any problems up until that point - the security guy was pointing at the screen to something in my bag that I couldn't distinguish. He was saying "What is this?". Getting a bit panicked as I had just left my bag ...

... them quite a bit because of their lack of attention span, sleeping in class, playing on cell phones, talking to each other in Chinese, and not to mention the countless headaches they gave me, they were still fun to teach- maybe because it was a different task than teaching the adults. Their spoken English was actually really good, better than alot of my adult students, it ...

I have been very careful to remember to keep my umbrella close by, so I was a little disgusted in myself when I almost arrived to school after lunch break and recognized the I didn't have my umbrella with me. In the morning I bring my computer backpack so I can get on the internet before school begins. After lunch I have a small backpack to carry my papers and books that is much lighter. Usually when I switch out the backpacks I will put my umbrella and water bottle ...

... around we had a chinese foot massage. It was amazing, but painful in places, it was quite an experience. Damien and me were in the same room and had some hot water to drink and had really comfy chairs. The massage lasted an hour and they worked on our neck, shoulders, thighs and feet. It was a great first massage for both of us and all for only 58yuan (five pounds, eighty pence). As it was Guy's birthday we went to some chinese bars (the first one I was able to watch the tennis at. Yes ...

... village for a walk in the town. <br>Got off at small town, walked around, had a beer, pet chihuahua and took bus back to Yangshuo. <br>Got home, showered, ate dumplings, went out for a couple of drinks and played dice. Bought tee shirts and birnie bought his stamp. <br><br>Day 3. <br>Woke up, had american breakfast, met old man that ...

... In time he put a door across the alley and there you have it an outdoor shop turns into an indoor shop. Wash (really good one) and "both" haircuts came to $2.50 I gave him $5.00. 4-5-09 Nice day Once again we had the children's class in the morning. During class we close the Juice bar it is not very busy on weekends anyway. We gave the kids a treat some microwave popcorn I brought from the states. I ...