Tuesday - Guilin

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Tuesday - Guilin

 Asia » China » Guangxi » Guilin By Chipster
April 3rd 2007
Chip Roach Tuesday - This night would begin a 10 hour train ride to Guilin, China. We would get on the train shortly before midnight where we will attempt to sleep for about 10 hours and wake up in a very picturesque landscape. Guilin is known for it's beautiful landscape littered with mountains that just erupt from the ground and tower into the sky. The lanscape sometimes can look like its from another world.


You would figure that when you travel south and west for 10 hours you would actually be going to a warmer climate......NOT.... The first day in Guilin I am wearing 3 shirts and two jacket. If it wansn't for sox and underwear I would be wearing my entire wardrobe at one time (that is for the clothes which I took on this smaller trip).... This was really not very funny...lol who would have thought it could drop from 90 degrees (with high humidity) to about 50 degrees.... Can you say "the weather here really sucks"!!!!!


We will be here for three days before returning to Xiaoyan's home city. I hope you enjoy the pictures!!!!

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Photos

Guilin - Sleeper Train
Here I am attempting to sleep on the sleeper train that will take 10 hours to reach Guilin.

Guilin - Rivers
After arriving here, eating a hot meal and adding/or buying some additional clothes, we were off to do some site-seeing. The walking areas center around their beautiful rivers.

Guilin - Park 1 Pictures
The first park which we visited was a beautiful park which involved exploring a larg underground cave system.

Guilin - Park 1 - Pictures
The mountains here are very beautiful.

Guilin - Park 1 Pictures
Here is a picture of both Xiaoyan and Makayla.

Guilin - Park 1 - Pictures
Here is a picture of me wearing my entire wardrobe. About now I could really use a hat and some mittens...lol

Guilin - Park 1 - the family
We would take Xiaoyan's mother and father on our trip to Guilin and here is a picture of everyone minus me....

Guilin - Park 1 - Pictures
Time to start our journey down into the caves. We would take an elevator down into the caves.

Guilin - Park 1 - Pictures
The caves here were very vast and extremely beautiful.

Guilin - Park 1 - Shuttle Boat
After coming above ground after more then 1 hour underground we would take a shuttle boat to the parking area and leave this park.