Yangshuo surprise

Entry 11-16-2010 [written 11-18-2010]

As I began to explore the lovely "village" of Yangshuo [roughly 1 Mln people - most folks here consider that to be a small town], I took a stroll along the famed Li River...and a strange thing happened. Three cute young girls came up to me, arm in arm and asked timidly if they could talk to me. To my surprised "why?" they told me they were students at a local college [Omeida College of Yangshuo] and wanted to practice their English. As it turns out, Yangshuo is a major language center that students flock to from all around China to be exposed to the never-drying pool of westerners who flock here for the beyond-lyrical scenery. Symbiosis at its finest.  

I invited my new-found friends to stroll along the river with me as they shared their heritage and intentions of international relations careers. The day was drawing nigh and the girls mentioned that once a week their English teacher treats them to a fun English movie, and today was that lucky day. "Would you like to come along," - they asked? Now, the funny thing was that the very morning of that day, I fantasized how nice it would be to watch a flick tonight, but I had no idea where I could find such a pleasure in town. Yes, I'd definitely like to come along. And there we were - in the middle of Guilin Province, surrounded by surreal limestone peaks that glow in the dark like some overwhelmingly large phallic symbols [thanks to uber-bright projectors], watching a Nick Cage movies on an outdoor screen at a local college....Funny things happen when I just keep saying "yes."

Then my friends showed me a yummilicious restaurant that had me squeeling with delight. VEGGIES! There are VEGGIES HERE! And not just any kind, but fresh and cooked this and that way. The barbeque eggplants and shrooms are incredible. And the clay-pot dishes are orgasmic. This is a gourmet paradise.

Cold weather is upon us today. So is rain. 

On the picture with the bamboo raft: a local villager is docking with our big boat on the flight to sell jade statuettes.

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