Rosewood Inn Yangshuo

... purpose of meeting and talking to foreigners. It is ok because we had foreigners tonight from Canada and Germany and Holland. Everyone thought the shop looked good. We brought back a few things after lunch. Not sure if we will ever sell anything but it is fun.<br><br>Wednesday, November 4th: Worked in the shop bring more stuff down; mostly the pictures have lots of pictures still. Went around to some of the other shops that sold flowers and vases ...

... volunteers but not one I really want to turn it over to yet.<br><br>Shelly invited us all out to her Retreat for dinner. The Riverside Retreat is a very special place it is just opposite Yangshuo and has fantastic views of the city. There are about 20 rooms and each with great views. She has a couple great cooks. The only problem is that once you are there you might not want to go out and see the other sites of Yangshuo. She can also makes some great tour ...

... millionth time for the day. Yet we grinned and mocked them back with a smile, and carried on cycling on, faster and faster, big ole' grins on our faces. <br>The evening, after a cold shower and dinner of fried rice, was spent at the hostel. We didn't really have any money left, yet the 70Y that we still had got as far as a a bottle of green plum wine, a bottle of foul red and 30 dumplings, and a movie &#8211; Up. Kornelia arrived in Yangshuo and left me a note to meet up for the evening ...

... ll have you over for dinner one night when we get back to try it. :)<br><br>Perhaps the best part of the experience was the trip to the local market. Panda, our English-speaking instructor from Cloud 9 Restaurant (who also works as a chef at one of the restaurants at night), took us around the market to explain what all the food was ...

... or tested before.<br><br>We took off east of town through the mountains of orange orchards, but with a much better view than last time. The weather was a little overcast and perfect for a day out. Made a loop and crossed over the main road to Guilin and headed out to Dragon Bridge. Kristen had never seen either before so this worked out well. I decided to do a couple back flips off the bridge. I'm not sure how high it ...

... hoards of tourists, a westerner walked up to say hello- said he saw my zeta tau alpha shirt and figured we were American. His name was Tim, from Philly. Little did he know that his day was about to change. He was only traveling for a few weeks before he starts grad school back in D.C. this fall, and had just arrived to Yangshuo that day.<br><br>Me and Joe had completely forgotten that we'd promised this girl ...

I think we are still in the rainy season in Yangshuo. Today was one of those rainy days. It did rain during the night a couple of nights ago, but that didn't affect me except that the ground was very wet on the way to school. I failed to bring my umbrella today so I was a little concerned during class about 4 pm when it started to pour. It rained pretty well for a long time. In fact ...

... Leute alle weg und sonst konnte man auch niemanden fragen. Wir wussten so ueb**haupt nicht wo wir ausgestiegen sind konnten auf d** Karte nichts brauchbares finden und haben uns dann **stmal auf die Suche nach einem Hotel gemacht. Nach einige Frag**ei mit Haenden und Fuessen hatten wir dann eine einfaches Hotel gefunden (den Namen konnten wir leid** nicht lesen!) und nachdem wir ein ganz gutes Zimm** bekommen hatten (mit ein** recht abenteu**lichen Gasbeheizten ...

... us and also wrote a poem for each of us as a gift. It was a very enjoyable evening. His calligraphy was like music. As we were leaving I discovered that I had known his son for several years. 4-7-09 Nice day Took a walk around West street and visited some friends at there shops. I was told a big shot was coming to Yangshuo this morning so everyone was out cleaning up the shops and streets in front of their shops. West Street ...