We caught another overnight train to guilin and arrived late at night, we caught a taxi to the hotel, which we got cheaper cos it didnt have any windows! it also didnt have many lights! guilin was a really beautiful area, with limestone peaks dotted around, and plenty of peaks to climb. we went to the sun and moon pagodas, which are in the photos, and visited the national parks, but it rained for a lot of the time that we were in guilin, and there wasnt that muc...

We came to Yichang to see the three gorges dam, the biggest in the world, but the area we stayed in wasnt very touristy, so we ended up going on a chinese tour, in which we were the only westerners! we felt like we were being stared at even more than usual! the dam was spectacular, but it was a really misty day so we couldnt see that much! There was a nice river running through the city, which was good to walk along, and at night, there were dozens of differe...

Arrived in Shanghai around 9AM on our first overnight train which was a strange experiance considering it took 12 hours but although we slept for 10 hours we still felt weary and tired. Met a nice lady who spoke some English and tried to explain the train ettiquette to us. Were a little more organised to our hotel destination here after the experience of Beijing and found it much easier using the Metro and then a short Taxi ride. The hotel was really nice conside...

We arrived in Hanoi late on sunday afternoon and decided to go for a wander into the town, we quickly realised that everything that we'd ever been taught about crossing roads was to be thrown away, and that you just had to step out into the road no matter what is coming towards you, and walk slowly, and the cars/scooters will see you, and will avoid you, they just wont slow down! this takes a lot more courage than first thought, and we just stood at the edge of t...

We arrived in Hanoi late on sunday afternoon and decided to go for a wander into the town, we quickly realised that everything that we'd ever been taught about crossing roads was to be thrown away, and that you just had to step out into the road no matter what is coming towards you, and walk slowly, and the cars/scooters will see you, and will avoid you, they just wont slow down! this takes a lot more courage than first thought, and we just stood at the edge of t...