May 8, 2009 We liked the scenery in Yangshuo so much that the next day we decided to tour it in another exciting way– in a hot air balloon! The cost was US $75/ person, which is much more than we normally spend on this trip, but probably a bargain compared to prices back home. […]
Zhang Yimou was the director of the amazing Beijing Olympics opening ceremony and when we heard about a show put on by Zhang Yimou in Yangshuo on the Li River with the beautiful karst limestone mountains as the back drop, that was enough reason to visit Yangshuo! Up until this point, Yangshuo had been the
After our bamboo raft ride we got back on our bikes and followed a map to find Moon Hill. As we started hiking up the hill we could feel that our legs were already tired from the bike ride, but we wanted to reach the top. We thought the path would only take us to
May 7, 2009: Our original plan was to take a river cruise down the Li River from Guilin to Yangshuo, but our hosts at the Yangshuo Outside Inn convinced us that the better way to explore the beauty of Guilin (Yangshuo) was to take a bamboo raft down the Yulong River. So, on our first
Our journey began at 12:20 PM at the bus stop in front of the Melody Hotel located in the heart of old Xi’ An, which is across the street from the Drum Tower and very near the Bell Tower. The bus to the airport leaves every hour on the hour throughout the day. I don’t