桂林山水甲天下 - Guilin

I am finally catching up on my blog - it's only taken a few months. So, our next installment is Guilin - a relatively small town (1.3 million) in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. We were there during the hottest part of the year, so it was quite like spending 3 days in a sauna.

(Again, I apologise but my memory is a little foggy, so it's going to be mostly pictures - Dad did apparently keep a little journal, but it's not exactly nearby for me to use).

Fubo Hill - this was right outside our motel







Moon Hill





Two pagodas in the centre of town



Reed Flute Cave



We took an all-day tour to Yangshuo, a nearby town about an hour away by road, but we sailed up the Lijiang river. The first picture is the scene printed on the 20元 notes, which our very excitable tour guide kept reminding us.





Downtown Yangshuo



The grandaddy of all trees



Our little boat ride - with Dad doing the audience participation bit



Dad catching a strain of the Avian flu



More downtown Yangshuo