Guilin is hot!
Well, this didn't turn out quite the way we'd imagined.
As we suspected internet access has been quite hard to come by and quite erratic, and our schedule has not given us much time to ourselves as we would have needed anyway !
This trip has been amazing. We have seen four wonderful sights. The great wall of China, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses (we can't forget the horses!), the Li river cruise and the Reed Flute Caves. They were all very different sights but breathtaking in their own way. I am sure we will bore you all with the photos on our return.
The weather is very warm, but there is a lot of air conditioning. The worst has been in Guilin in the south where it is very humid, but it does look like what we expected rural China to look like (very poor but beautiful).
The hotels we have stayed in have been excellent. Really plush and luxurious. I would recommend anyone to take a holiday in China before they catch on that as long as the room is clean we will make do with it.
The only downside so far has been the hassle we have got in certain shops. Shops which are attached to factories or workshops that our guides have taken us to. While it has been interesting to see silk, jade etc. being made, once you get into the shop they see westerner and think big wallet. Of course Christopher has a big wallet but he is also from Aberdeen. They hang at your arm and won't take no for an answer. It is very annoying, because even if you want to buy something you end up not wanting to buy it from them. And the idea of browsing is unknown here.
The food has been very good here. Usually a buffet of some description, which is good as you can try a little of everything and leave what you don't want. Some other meals have been more interesting, in Xian we had a hot pot, which was like a fondue except we had boiling broth instead of cheese and thin strips of beef and lamb instead of bread. It was a lot of fun, but we made a lot of mess. The peking duckin Beijing was very nice, but somwhat spoilt by our guide telling us in detail how they force fed the duck at the farm before killing it.
We are both having a whale of a time - and have not crossed words once! Though Christopher is kept perminantly amused in Guilin by the fact our guide is calle d Ding Ding. TTFN
As we suspected internet access has been quite hard to come by and quite erratic, and our schedule has not given us much time to ourselves as we would have needed anyway !
This trip has been amazing. We have seen four wonderful sights. The great wall of China, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses (we can't forget the horses!), the Li river cruise and the Reed Flute Caves. They were all very different sights but breathtaking in their own way. I am sure we will bore you all with the photos on our return.
The weather is very warm, but there is a lot of air conditioning. The worst has been in Guilin in the south where it is very humid, but it does look like what we expected rural China to look like (very poor but beautiful).
The hotels we have stayed in have been excellent. Really plush and luxurious. I would recommend anyone to take a holiday in China before they catch on that as long as the room is clean we will make do with it.
The only downside so far has been the hassle we have got in certain shops. Shops which are attached to factories or workshops that our guides have taken us to. While it has been interesting to see silk, jade etc. being made, once you get into the shop they see westerner and think big wallet. Of course Christopher has a big wallet but he is also from Aberdeen. They hang at your arm and won't take no for an answer. It is very annoying, because even if you want to buy something you end up not wanting to buy it from them. And the idea of browsing is unknown here.
The food has been very good here. Usually a buffet of some description, which is good as you can try a little of everything and leave what you don't want. Some other meals have been more interesting, in Xian we had a hot pot, which was like a fondue except we had boiling broth instead of cheese and thin strips of beef and lamb instead of bread. It was a lot of fun, but we made a lot of mess. The peking duckin Beijing was very nice, but somwhat spoilt by our guide telling us in detail how they force fed the duck at the farm before killing it.
We are both having a whale of a time - and have not crossed words once! Though Christopher is kept perminantly amused in Guilin by the fact our guide is calle d Ding Ding. TTFN
posted by CCB at 12:33 PM
1 comments
