The aftermath of the boozefest that was Shanghai took a heavy toll on the two of us...we pretty much spent the two days afterwards in Guilin in (seperate!!) hotel beds catching up on some much needed sleep. After a bit of reading up on the lonely planet guide to China (cheers for that Millzy - we would no doubt be lost or dead without it...no joke) we decided to head down to Yangshou, a really picturesque town in southern China (close to Hong Kong) which is very popular with Chinese tourists and whose scenery is the inspiration for much of China's art work.
Yangshuo is situated next to the beautiful Li River (not a patch on the lovely Lee River of course but you have to make do I guess) in the centre of the most stunning Karsk Limestone mountain area in China. It's a great spot for outdoor activities and we managed to pack in mountain climbing, bamboo rafting, cycling and a river cruise during our time in Yanhgshou. There are a fair few young people from Australia, America & Europe who have come here to spend the summer teaching English to Chinese kids and working as rock climbing instructors..not a bad old way to spend a summer.
Next stop - a 10hr night train to Hong Kong (where we'll probably blow our budget for the week in one night on the tear)
Latest Pool Score
D. Walsh - 5
P. Walsh - 3
I threw away a couple of guilt-edged chances to close the gap but have been encouraged by Dave's erratic play...he has been observed playing with his left hand in recent games - is he left handed or is he taunting me? I'm not sure.
Just to counter some nasty rumours that Kingston has been spreading...I have NOT (yet) sold Dave into slavery in return for a few nights of free accomodation & here's the proof below (although his new haircut makes him look 17 years old I can confirm that this is a recent photo)
"Moon Hill"
2 comments:
LOVING the pole-dancing-on-a-boat-in-china pic phil! I told you those lessons would come in handy one day!!
Lessons schmessons, you can only do so much training but in the end it comes down to two things
(1) How much you want it &
(2) Pure, natural god-damn pole-dancing ability.
I was born to pole dance. I am pole-dancing & don't you ever forget it
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