Back again!!

Well, I have had to curtail my posts for personal reasons, but I am back to continue our journey.

In my last post, we were getting ready to take a trip on the Li River. We boarded a tour boat at Guilin. This was to be the most interesting tour we have ever taken, before or since.

I have stood and admired the Chinese paintings of mountains jutting up from the valley floor to thousands of feet above. My thought was that these painters have extremely vivid imaginations. Boy, was I wrong. Their paintings don't begin to tell the true tale.

The limestone peaks rise directly from the valley floor with no foothills as we know them in the States. Every turn of the river is a new photo experience. I can't even begin to describe what we saw. All I can say is, if you go to China, don't miss the Li River valley tours near Guilin.

Our tour ended at Yangzhou. This is a small village where the major business is tourism. As you walk towards your bus, you will be able to shop at many small booths and buy from vendors who carry their wares with them. Just remember to negoitiate with them. You should never pay asking price for anything, anywhere in China. Don't feel badly when you think you have purchased the item too cheaply, however. The Chinese are very shroud business people and will never sell without making a profit!

Riding back to our hotel that afternoon was an experience to behold. The road was two lanes, but the drivers made it into a four-lane road. Passing on the right may have been against the law, but you wouldn't have known it.

We had a car pass us on the right and directly behind him was a police car. I thought, boy, that person is in trouble now, but the police car simply passed us and then preceded to pass the other car.

As we drove along we passed many roadside produce shops. The area was known for its agricultural products.