rice fields are more exciting than the name suggests, part two.

Tue 29 Jul 2008 at 4:48 pm  ♥  Filed under Guilin 2008, Travel

… and part two.

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rice fields are more exciting than the name suggests.

at 4:39 pm  ♥  Filed under Guilin 2008, Travel

I guess by “soon”, I meant five minutes later! Somewhere out there, a dialup user is pissed off at me for slowing down les Internets.

The next day (Wednesday), we had to wake up early to catch the bus from Yangshuo back to Guilin. After the hour-long bus ride, we had to take a two-hour ride from Guilin to the Longji Rice Terrace Fields.1 The first half of the ride was sleep-inducing, but the second half consisted of a steep ascent and multiple picture stops. The moment we got out the car to climb the summit, Mother Nature decided to take a piss on us. Umbrellas, sadly, were no match for the massive downpour as we made our way up to the top.

The view was worth the soaked clothes though. Behold, visual proof!

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not a fan of beijing weather, just saying.

Mon 28 Jul 2008 at 5:28 pm  ♥  Filed under Guilin 2008, Travel

Ah, yeah. So. Back in Beijing. I seem completely incapable of forming coherent thoughts ever since I’ve arrived. After a 12-hour sleeper train, I spent most of the day sleeping or editing photos that I even forgot to eat. I only just got done with editing the 2,000-some Guilin photos. (Ha, don’t get me started on the Beijing photos. Or the majority of my Columbia photos that I have yet to post on Facebook.)

Now, to begin where I left off. The second day of Yangshuo was a more relaxing day, which I guess isn’t saying much, considering that the break’s been pretty chillax in general. I biked around the countryside (read: mountains and lots of ‘em), went on yet another bamboo raft to the other side of town, and visited a few parks. I’ll post the rest of the photos from the trip soon; I’ve got two posts coming. :)

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