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Published: July 22nd 2010
Avoiding Thunder clouds
Thats a China Eastern Wing.Luxury of two flights from Shangri La to Kumning through to Guilin saved our sanity but not our pockets, but it was worth it saving 15 hrs by bus and 11 hours by train compared to 3 hrs it took us. Avoiding the thunder clouds and turbulence the only pitfalls of the journey.
A massive difference in temperature, 35C in Guilin from 14C in Shangri La. No electric blankets in the Flowers YH! We arrived late and toured the city the next day before travelling by bus to Yangshou 1.5hrs south of Guilin. Main purpose of staying in Guilin was to book and buy a train ticket to Shenzen(half hour outside Hong Kong,our last stop in China.) Up at 6am to queue for a ticket...success.
We spent our first hour on the number 2 bus, I love buses, so much so I decided to stay on till the end and then return to our destination,the Folded Brocade Hill...actually I was lost but it's a great way to get to know cities...and the locals, and it wasn't the first time!
It's so great to keep getting such contrasts of landscapes,people and climate in one country. Guilin is 15 million large but doesn't
feel that way. The Limestone Karsts which stick out as soon as you land are the stars in Guilin as well as the Li River which is the cleanest I've seen.
We climbed a couple of these Karsts, then walked along the Li River then lunch at a KFC, sorry but it was good. Then some retail therapy for you know who... back to the Youth Hostel for a beer and chill before our 10.15 bus tomorrow to Yangshou, update you all in a few days...
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anne
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Fantastic pictures - inspiring and beautifully atmospheric of the country. All well here but back to porridge on Monday after great hol in Tiree. Hello from all of us. Anne.