Wednesday, April 27, 2011

yangshuo day 1

we set out on our journey again after a very pleasant and restful  stay with the serios. we left on an hour long bus ride to a larger station and then got on a sleeper bus for 8 hours. it was our first time on a sleeper bus and zoe absolutely loved it, though she slept through most of it.

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we are definitely enjoying china, possibly more than india, although they are impossible to compare. i still cannot wait to go back to india some day.

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the ominous egg mountains loom in the distance, but i will get some close-ups soon.

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the "gringo culture" has destroyed this place, but the true locals are still very chinese. lots of "mexicali blues" type of clothing shops are here, much like dharamsala. not to mention tons of touts, scams, guiding companies, western restaurants, and other things that come with heavy tourism. over all, i love it, especially when i run into stuff like this:

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i love that you can tell if the money is real here by rubbing mao's collar.

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on our walk:

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damn, ronald is plotting.

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