After 31/2 long weeks teaching English in Zhongshan, London and her new found friends decided a vacation was in order. They stuffed their backpacks with only the essentials (money, swimsuit, toothbrush) and begun their adventure to Guilin. The sleeper bus they took to Guilin was, she'd say, "scary beyond all reason," but nonetheless was an adventure in and of itself. Good thing London doesn't have some of my germ phobias or she'd have been a real mess...oh, wait, she does. Germs aside, it became down right funny to think anyone could dare nod-off atop a 2 1/2' x 5' middle bunk bed with 2" rails to hold you in place while the bus driver is pretending he's on Lagoon's Wild Mouse ride!
Fortunately London and her friends survived the sleeper bus and did I mention the bus which led to the sleeper bus which held the lady with the baby who's crotch had been cut out of his one piece outfit? I believe the baby's name was I. P. Freely. It was a shocking yet memorable moment for young, naive London and her American friends. Their trip started off with a bang and never slowed down. She has many pictures you'll have to see sometime but I included just a few, some of which were taken at the mud caves where they just couldn't seem to stay clean. They also rode scooters and took a ride down a river in a bamboo boat which London said was incredibly picturesque. The mountains in the picture above reminded London of something in a Dr. Seuss book. She had the best meal yet in China on this trip which included some cheese pizza and delicious noodles and an apple crumble which was divine.
London is making the most of this sweet & sour adventure and is now back hard at work teaching her darling but naughty children how to say "hello" instead of "herro." We wish you well Sweetie!
P.S. London loves to get emails!! londylou@comcast.net
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