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| Yangshuo surrounded by Karst Mountains |
The day we flew to Guilin via HongKong, there was a storm in the region. We were stuck at HKIA for a few hours before our flight was called so the ETA of 6 or 7 pm became well after midnight. Suffice is to say, we spent a total of 8 hours in 2 airplanes for what was supposedly only a 3-hour plane ride. Argh! We were picked up by our driver who spoke nary a word of English and he drove the hour-long disatnce to get us to our final destination of Yangshuo. On our first few days here, we wanted to just pack up and go home. I guess it's a combination of adjusting to the new place as well as the language barrier.
We were blessed in that we had a gracious host who was also to be our boss. He drove us around West street on our first day, pointed out places of interest and fed us a lunch of bāozi.
The place was really beautiful, a small town surrounded by Karst Mountains. Everywhere is within walking or biking distance. And to quote an earlier blog, "And there, our more than a year-long roller coaster ride of challenges, adventures, and discoveries started to take shape."
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| This bridge leads to the main park |
All the roads looped together to either take your to or from West Street. This was one of our favorite routes. In the summer, you can see the entire lake covered with Lotus plants and flowers. On our free time, we took walks in the park, went trekking on one of the mountains, swam in the river, had coffee or local beer on West street or sampled the local food. The place is progressive in a way that tourists towns usually are. The very, very laid-back lifestyle took quite some adjustment, but in the end, suited us very well.
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