Ai Yuan Hotel Yangshuo

... to try & get you to buy from them. We said we were fine & would work it out ourselves. He followed us as we found the ticketing office & even when we were in line he told us we were in the wrong line! We stayed there & got our 2 bottom bunk soft sleepers for 383 yuan ( ($67 AUS) each.

Wanted to explore the riverfront along the River Li & go to Solitary Peak one of the karst ...

... came to China - no harm came of it - and it was probably an 'inside' job, by someone she knew, but .....ho hum.

It's not totally uncommon for foreigners to be kidnapped (or even killed) for their material goods and there was a murder here in Yangshuo a few years ago when a hapless tourist wandered, alone, off the path at Moon Hill, which is known for muggings .

I won't miss the hawking and spitting which is still quite ...

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... chi though unfortunately we didn't have time to take part.

Yangshou town is ok. It is v**y touristy with lots of tourist shops which do get a bit monotonous aft** a while. It has the most picturesque McDonalds I have ev** seen though! It had a small lake in front of it and the most beautiful mountains behind it. The best parts of Yangshou can be seen when you cycle around it. It's hard to describe the feeling you get when cycling through the mountains and corn fields. It ...

... htm and http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009 -07/04/content_8378005.htm.

I guess Jeremy got caught up in the spirit of celebration so much that he disappeared, and when he showed back up he sat a 160 kuai bottle of Swedish Vodka on the table. Just another way to show our Americanism.

While we're sitting there, relaxing, the sun in out, just a couple of Americans in the midst of Chinese culture ...

... markets or the fumes of all the motorcycles and buses. I am sure it was a combination of all those smells.

I had printed out directions (in Chinese) to the school and upon getting off the bus I handed it to one of the bicycle rickshaw operators and proceeded to the school. It didn’t take too long and I met Bobby and Roland who run the Chinese language school that I will attend. They had me fill out a form and then loaded me up to head ...

... Aus irgendeinem Grund war d** Bus ein Sleep**bus, obwohl die Fahrt um 10 Uhr startete (eigentlich nicht die Zeit um sich hinzulegen). Auss**dem war es noch ein total abgewrackt** Sleep**bus, was eigenltich schlimm** ist als ein schlecht** Bus mit Sitzen, ab** was will man machen. Was die Fahrt dann noch unangenehm** machte, war ein extrem fu**cht**lich** Busbegleit**, den man am besten als kettenrauchenden Schreihals beschreiben kann. Er rauchte ununt**brochen im Bus und ...

... the wonders of riding a bicycle. In the evening went to the International Friendship Club. The talk was going to be on Bonsai. The speaker was very good. The practice of Bonsai began in China over 6000 years ago. I was the only foreigner at the meeting this evening so everything was translated for me. Afterwards the speaker invited us over to his home. He is also a Master calligrapher and musician. He played some music ...

... as we got to call into small out of the way places in search of a bike repair shop and meet more and more locals. For some the language barrier was too much and they just smiled and waived us on, while others stopped and tried their best to help using flat rocks and string to tighten the pedal just enough to keep me going a little while longer. At the end of a long day out we returned to our Moon resort with blisters on our butts cold noses and plenty of magical photos ...

Having left my dear old mother at Sheung Shui KCR, I strode boldy into the sunset to begin my trip in earnest. Immediately managed to cause a stir at immigration, with a number of officials eyeing me suspiciously. A great beaurocratic debate ensued, but I was finally managed to sneak over the border. Turns out the delay wsn't becuase they considered me a great western threat here to subvert the Chinese youth, but was due to some HK ...