We arrived in Guilin around lunchtime. Chrystal, our new guide, met us as we exited the baggage claim area. She quickly got us seated in the airport restaurant so we could grab a quick bite before we headed out to the bamboo raft ride. The lunch was delicious. The soup was a very tasty egg tomato. The main course consisted of a schnitzel like chicken, veggies, and rice. It was pretty funny that we we supposedly in an Irish Pub that looked like anything but! We were having a Chinese lunch and out came something that looked and tasted like wiener schnitzel ... The irony was not lost on us.
After re-fueling, we headed out to the bamboo rafting experience. Touristy to be sure! Unfortunately the weather was iffy and the sun disappeared behind the rain clouds. So. We rode our raft for a while and then asked the guide to return, on the way back, they send you over a small cliff and the water splashed all around us. On a hot day it would have been fun.
We got to the hotel with a hour to spare before the Impressions show so we chilled with a G&T before we had the next spectacular experience! The Impression show is choreographed to music and is much like Cirque du Sole. John had ordered up the best seats for us. They were spectacular! They use the mountains as a part of the scenery and in the process light them up. Never saw anything like that before! We both took lots of pictures and videos. On the way out we saw they we selling the DVD plus 2 CDs for $10 so we bought it!
After the show we were both exhausted and quickly hit the hay in the worlds largest bed! It's way bigger than a king. We guessed it must be called and Emperor...who knows where they got the sheets from!
Enjoy!
Cheri & John
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