Sunday, August 14, 2011

Guangxi Province

So, I took my epic, about 20 hour-long train from Chongqing and arrived in Guilin, Guangxi feeling the need for a nice, long shower. I don't think I've ever smelled that bad in my life. The train was incredibly hot. There were no air conditioners, just little fans attached to the ceiling.

Anyways, I just lazed around that evening recuperating. The next morning I signed up for a raft to go down the Li River, from Yangdi to Xingping. It was crazy fun.



This is Chen Shi, who was on the raft with me. She's a student on holiday, just like me.

We bonded over our love of the color blue...haha.

Lunch!


Look carefully at the mountains on the bill...and now the mountains in real life:


Dinner. Yum. Except I think it gave me 拉肚子. I challenge non-Chinese speakers to look this up...I can't even say that word in English anymore.

Bye Bye Guilin, Xingping and Yangshuo! (btw, the cities I went to in Guangxi) - I leave in a couple hours on a bus to Shenzhen to see Miting! Yay!

2 comments:

  1. Margaux!

    These photos are amazing! I'm getting so tired of using that word! I love the matching toes! The way the mountains match the money. Etc. Etc. Etc. There's so much to love here.

    1. I'm making zucchini bread this morning and your Dad is practicing his pancakes to make sure we have all of the right ingredients. You know why!

    2. We all smelled really, REALLY bad that day we pulled into hmmmm....was it Salt Lake City? after camping across the west and not showering for a week or so. ;-)

    3. We love you and cannot WAIT til you get here.

    Hope you have more wonderful adventures on your way.

    Kathleen

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  2. I was wondering if you'd get to those mountains. I've always been very curious about them. They seem magical somehow.

    What a trip!!!!

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