Category: Guangxi

  • Year End Trip 2005 (Day 13):: Yang Shuo 阳朔

    Breakfast at Yang Shuo Authentic Guilin mifen! yum! Cycling around Yang Shuo We took a raft ride down the Yu Long River 遇龙河 which was so tranquil because there was so little people around. Then we cycled round the villages, visited some old housing and talked to some local people. We had lunch at quite…

  • Year End Trip 2005 (Day 12):: Yang Shuo 阳朔

    Yang Shuo 阳朔 We had bought boat tickets that cruised down the Li Jiang 漓江, the famous river with all the famous hills. The boat ride and the bus ride cost RMB 225 in all. It was expensive. Subsequently, we were also ‘convinced’ to take an afternoon tour with that same tour agent and we…

  • Year End Trip 2005 (Day 11):: Guilin æ¡‚æž—

    Guilin æ¡‚æž— After 20 hours of train ride, we reached Guilin. We had hard bed and the top bed was really cramped. Imagine me crouched on the bed sandwiched between the bed and the ceiling of the train. We arrived at the North station of Guilin and took a bus (route 2 and then switched…