This weekend I:
- Took a 5 hour bus ride from Changsha to Wulingyuan where we stopped on the edge of a cliff to file out of the bus to watch an explosion at the dam construction site. Filed back in to the bus as the sirens were wailing and raced to the park.
- Stayed in a luxurious hotel with carpet, and real beds with real pillows and a Western toilet and a BATHTUB. The closest I've been to a bath since I left home was filling a bucket with hot water and standing in it.
- Explored one of the largest caves in Asia complete with disneyland lighting and an underground boat ride. Also: dressed up in old fashioned minority clothing and got the giggles at how surreal my life is. In a cave, in china, playing dress ups.
- Took an arial tram to the top of the highest peak in Wulingyuan and remembered what home smells like. Trees and dirt and dying leaves. Mmmmm...mountains.
- Hiked down that tallest mountain, got lost for many hours, and happened across a large gathering of wild monkeys. :)
- After about 20 minutes of peace, ran away from the wild monkeys as they angrily and defensively screeched and barked and threw stuff at us. This goes down in history as the scariest thing that has happened to me while hiking. (see above photo: cute monkey and then the photo taken while running away screaming)
- At the bus station headed home, watched Tara punch a man who tried to pick pocket her. It was awesome! He ran away frightened and there was no money lost.
- Took a 3.5 hour bus ride home where we arrived back in time to meet the 15 Chinese girls at Tara's house ready to learn how to make spaghetti, which we ate with chopsticks!
Ha!
:)
2 comments:
That looks like a way cool and kind of freaky trip! I've never seen monkeys out in the wild before. Awesome!
That is so awesome how much time you have to do all this traveling and sight seeing!
I would have been right there with you running from those monkeys!
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