July 27, Friday, GXUN, road to Guilin, Guilin
We woke up early, and loaded up on a bus and were on the road before 8am. It was about a 6 hour bus ride, so we got there around 2. The bus ride was full of fun times, movies*, and lot's of fellowship, which was really nice. The bus took us directly to this cave. And when I say cave, I mean this is one crazy cave. We all had to get on a boat (the word boat here is very loosely used), ride down the river a bit, and then climb a little bit to get to the cave. Inside was all walking, so it was not the crazy spelunking, but still so beautiful. It was cool, but I've been to caves before and this wasn't anything too special. And then it happened. We were ushered into a room, and inside this room was a giant natural underground waterfall. In this same room, there was a giant turtle with these wierd women rubbing coins on him promising wealth to anyone who buys and wears one. So I did. We continued on through the cave, saw many other wonderous sights, and then rolled out. We loaded up the bus, drove through the country** back to our hotel, got settled down, watched some wierd Chinese TV, and crashed for the night.
*China fact 128: Violence in movies is the norm. We watched some kung fu movie where a bus full of kids got blown up, people getting shot point blank, people getting appendages chopped off, and all the little innocent kids on the bus loved it. It was a little wierd, but I got over it and watched some kung fu amazingness.
**China fact 6: No matter where you are, there is also something to see. A typical drive from the middle of nowhere to our hotel let me witness rice farmers and water buffalo, amazing scenery, beautiful sunsets, crazy city life, and little kids peeing on the side of the road. China is one of those places where you can just sit around watching and never get bored. It's even better then people watching at the mall on black friday.
July 28, Saturday, Guilin, Merryland
We woke up early and were on the bus by 7:30. Today we are going to Merryland*. Not to be confused with Maryland, but Merryland is a crazy Chinese theme park. The rides here weren't that intense, but the kids were terrified of them. I guess since Americans are regulars to theme parks, rides don't scare us that much. But I still had a blast with everyone. So much fun. To many things to describe and I don't have alot of time, but it was one of the craziest theme parks I've ever been too.
*China fact 198: When in Guilin, go to Merryland. Nuff said.
July 29, Sunday, Guilin, road to Nanning, GXUN
Woke up really early, drove to the river in Guilin, hoped on a boat. Now, I know the English language very well, and I know many big words. There is no amount of words, or pictures, that can describe the beauty of this. It is single handedly the most beautiful place I've ever seen. I wish I could tell you more, but you'll just have to google it. Sorry. After the boat cruise, we did a little more shopping and then loaded up and came back to the middle school. I'd write more, but I'm wiped, and once again, words are useless.
*China fact: go to Guilin. Make it your goal in life. You will not regret it.
1 comment:
Hi Steve
Your Dad told me this AM that you more then likely did not get the E's I've sent to your reg. E address,so I'll try this. We are really enjoying hearing about your trip and all the differt foods you have tried.What a time you are having. We see that you have lost weight?None of your Moms good food. It's almost time to come home. I know you must have lots of stories to sheare with us all. Keep up the good work. Love Ya Grammy.
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