We arrived safely in Guilin and were met at the airport by Helen, our guide for this leg of our journey. Guilin has some very unique scenery. Photos of the surrounding countryside were used as backdrops for the planet Kashyyyk in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Also, for Amazing Race fans, the city was featured in season 14.
Yesterday we headed into the mountains, a couple of hours away to overnight at the Longji rice terraces. This area is well known here for its unique and scenic terraces, many of which are less than a metre wide. It is the low season at the moment which means there were only a handful of us in an area that will have thousands of tourists in another month or two. It also means that there is a lot of fog which naturally obscures the great views. All of the hotels in the little village are family run and are quite simple (ie. no heating). It was between 5 and 6 degrees Celsius both in the room and outside so it was a bit like camping. It was a cool experience in every sense of the word. I have posted some new pictures from that adventure on the China page. Tomorrow we head on a little cruise down the Li River and will stay for two nights in a town called Yangshuo. Hopefully the fog will clear! After that, we are off to Xi'an. Comments are closed.
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AuthorIn January, 2012, Curt and Char left their jobs in Canada to spend four months travelling around the world. Archives
May 2012
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