Had an excellent sleep - must have been the bed!Weather was a bit dull, warm but not alot of sunshine, a nice start to the day though, comfortable later start with our first stop at a silk factory.We learnt about the blind, flightless, egg-laying silk moth, whose larvae hold the secret to silk. It brought back memories of when we kept them in a shoe box, and feed them lots of mulberry leaves. Silk was originally reserved for only the imperial household, then it...

Not enough days in Guilin, one of our favourite stops, we leave today at 9am for a flight with China East to Shanghai or in short the Chinese call Shanghai "Hu".   China East airlines has large seats, and plenty of leg room, we enjoyed this short 2 hour flight. Lunch was on the plane, however Erin gave us a whole heap of snacks to take also, such a caring guide, we truly didn't need the food and still have them in a bag.On arrival we met our local guide Pe...