Guilin.

Trip Start Jul 30, 2008
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Flag of China  , Guangxi Zhuang,
Thursday, November 20, 2008

Guilin offered us our first chance at nice weather (sun and warmth) in over a month. We were excited. Mostly because my Northface coat was developing a thin layer of dirt and Russell and Ev hadn't shaved in awhile (I don't shave and I think my hair grows back into my face, its weird). We found our hostel after making our way through an onslaught of hawkers. One guy even yelled to us from a passing bus. Apparently he would have stopped had we agreed to buy what he was selling. Our hostel, right off the bat, gave us some interesting characters. I can't do the impersonation justice in writing, but the hostel receptionist seemed to not be able to hear herself when she spoke English. It was like she had to yell at you for you to understand her. It was more hilarious than annoying. Our roommate on the other hand, now he was annoying. We immediately collapsed on our beds when we entered the room, but that didn't stop Goo (from Shanghai) from talking to us. He even announced, when we were all but asleep that he was hungry and going to get food. Great Goo, go for it, I thought. Guilin also offered some great scenery at a local park with beautiful mountains, caves and pandas to see. Oh yeah, did I mention they had pandas, because they did. I am still trying to convince Russell they are real and not simply men in panda suits, but check the photos to see for yourself. Guilin was a great little town (little for China at over 300,000 people) and gave us a better glimpse of some Chinese than the bigger cities. It also gave me a taste of real sweet and sour pork and lets just say I prefer Panda Express. By a lot. I also prefer even warmer weather, so further south we go!
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