Gui Shan (Jasper) Guilin

... We were met at the airport by our National Guide and our Guilin Local Guide. Checked into our hotel after an hour ride from the airport. Met for dinner in the hotel, which was excellent. More food than any of us can eat. It just keeps coming. Must be at least 10 dishes with each meal. Have another long day tomorrow but since we have internet here, we are going to try to post information to date.

... I've decided it's worse than in india. In India they stare at you because they think of you as a rich American privelidged person and they've never seen one in real-life before. In China they stare at you vbecause you look weird, I think. They stop in the street and stare, they follow us, they point and laugh at us, they whisper to their friends about us. I think to them we must look like Neanderthal Man! Maybe i'm being a bit harsh on them but that's sure ...

Donc apres 18 heures de train, je suis arriver a Guillin.<br><br>Dison que moi et les 2 autres touristites blanc, dans le train etions le centre d attention de tous ! <br><br>Aussi vite arriver aussi vite partit pour Dalie ! <br><br><br>Un autre 6 heures de routes

... back to the hotel in hopes to get on line. But my computer just did not want to connect. 05-17-09 Rain letting up. It rained all day so I just watched some CCTV9. It is the only English Channel on TV. It is the same one I watch in the USA. Gives a good variety of things. About 4 I notice the rain had eased up and thought I would venture out. Yesterday after lunch my friends had pointed out that down the street a little ways from ...

... slangenvlees vind ik onaantrekkelijk. Ik heb wel een stukje geproefd. Het is absoluut niet vies. Na het eten hebben we de rest van deze warme zomeravond op het terras doorgebracht en cocktails gedronken waarin de alcohol ver te zoeken was. (noemenswaardig: een Margarita is in China gewoon GROEN) Vannacht in bed was ik vooral misselijk afgewisseld met maagpijn. Verbrand door de zon. Het eten, de cocktails (met verrassend weinig alcohol), de ...

... added 5 more periods per week, plus 5-hour Chinese language proficiency test prep classes every Saturday, two more classes where I teach English, and a weekly 1-on-1 90-minute Chinese tutoring session. Needless to say, the activities picked up quickly! However, I'm enjoying it, and perhaps most interesting of all is sitting in on an undergraduate sophomore class entitled "Maoist Thought and Socialism with Chinese Characterestics ...

... random and unexpected experience!!! phew, sorry ladi! having broken two alarm clocks already i managed to miss my Li River cruise to Yangshou a small town), apparently a highlight of China and voted one of the 10 ten most beautiful places in the world by MSN recently....however this turned out to be a blessing in disguise. arriving in Yangshou by bus i put by bags down and headed off cycling around frantically around the surrounding rivers and countryside. having being ...

... inimaginables en France. ensuite, petit resto rapide avant de grimper sur la moon hill, nu pain de sucre avec un enorme trou au milieu qui fait penser a la lune, avec une vue imprenable sur la campagne environante, et puis retour sur le village pour faire nos achats de touristes. Enfin, retour sur Guilin, deux heures de massage (on en profite, c'est 10 fois moins cher qu'en France), et puis dodo!!!

... proper documentation to take place, and have been assured that we will get them before our current visas expire, and to try to be patient as the Olympics are making it more difficult for foreign teachers (even ones who've been in China for a long time!) to get visas renewed, etc. Such is China... Meanwhile, we will attempt to go to Guilin via bus starting tomorrow (Thursday July 10th) to make our way to Yangshuo and Buckland headquarters in the ...

... of the riverfront and we headed straight for the main tourist attraction of Guilin, Elephant Trunk hill which is situated on the edge of a piece of land jutting out from the banks of the Li River. Again, it was a shame the rain was coming down so heavily because it made it difficult to appreciate the sights of the city. That includes the main lake in the centre of town which has two stunning pagodas located in the ...