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January 12, 2006
guilin
wow. guilin is SO beautiful! it's everything a city should be and more! the metro area is clean and friendly, and it's surrounded by an intricate weaving of waterways, mountains and caves. britt and i walked around all day, oohing and ahhing at everything. we climbed to the peak of DieCai Mountain where we had a brass lock engraved with our names on it and locked it on a chain wrapped around the peak. we saw amazing caves with age old sculptures of Budhas and poems. 
we saw the 100 Bird Garden and hand fed the funniest birds that climbed all over us, squaking in our ears to make sure we observed their existence. we walked along the river and saw the boats (one of which we'll be taking tomorrow night around the twinkling city) we ate lunch at the sweetest little hole in the wall, we walked in and told them we were hungry 
and they prepared a little of everything for us to taste! they were so sweet! a meal we'll never forget. we discovered a new fruit 'youza' that seems to be a cross between an orange, a grapefruit and a pear. mmmm!
yep. guilin is amazing! and we still have 2 more days of exploring this area before cruising on to yangshuo!
Posted by daiseykat at January 12, 2006 10:59 PM