Tuesday, August 01, 2006Karst Mountains in Yangshuo, ChinaOur first day was spent on a ferry down the Li River. We thought there would be four or five ferries. Oh no... there was like 30 or 40 of them. They would float down the river in a line while every once in a while a ferry would overtake another one to give their passengers better photo opportunities. The Chinese have definitely learned how to cash in on the uniqueness of their land. Not only are there dozens and dozens of tour operators offering everything from bike tours to raft rides down the river to mud baths in limestone caves, but they have the souvenir thing down. The drop off point from the ferries for the tourists is inundated by stand after stand selling every type of Chinese trinket you can think of. The worst part is you can't even pick up something to look at it. If you don't buy it they yell and cuss at you in Chinese. That evening we watched a Chinese traditional way of fishing with Cormorant birds. As soon as it was dark, we headed out on the river in a small motor boat where we met up with an old man on a long bamboo raft. The next day Troy and I hired a guide to take us on a bike ride. The previous day we had tried to find our own bike route but ended up in old villages or on busy streets. There was one thing about Yangshuo that we were not sure if we liked or not: There were a lot of westerners. We didn't like it because: ![]() 2) There was not much of a Chinese feel to the place But we liked that there were a lot of westerners because: 1) Most everyone spoke English in the hotels and restaurants 2) There were a lot of western restaurants, coffee shops, bars and cafes to choose from. Some smart foreigner at one point must have told a restaurant owner to serve Mexican food because everywhere we turned were burritos, enchiladas and fajitas (mmm… fajitas). This may not sound like a weird thing but trust me when I say Mexican food and China does not go together. We did make the mistake of eating at a restaurant that served steamed rat, grilled snake and fried dog. I kept telling myself "This is beef in my burrito, this is beef in my burrito!" 2 Comments:Hi Shelly, this is Mitchell, a friend of Troy's from Jato in Colorado. I didn't know you all had moved to HK, wow! Great site. I may be coming that way sometime in the next 6-12 months so I'll have to get the scoop for an American in HK. Great site. Take care. - Mitchell By 12:28 AM , atWhether your favourite denomination is pennies, nickels, quarters or dollars, we've an excellent choice of video slot machines, together with poker and keno. We’ve crossed the end line, and the most effective real cash slots on line casino is Cafe Casino. We say that primarily based on the top-tier choice of slot 파라오카지노 도메인 machine games this platform provides, combined with a candy welcome bonus and handy banking. While real-money on-line slots are great, we advocate checking out the free-to-play mode first to get acquainted with the sport and the platform. |