When we were in China for L’s adoption, M, Mr. A and I traveled to Yangshuo Guangxi. It is so very beautiful, I had high hopes for it being my favorite place in China. Sadly, the very opposite was true.
I thought we should try it again because I was jetlagged and culture shocking in a bad way on that trip. But wouldn’t you know, so far, things are a bit disastrous this time too.
The biggest problem is the choice I made for our hotel. I thought the problem the last time was due to the noise and crowds in the town of Yangshuo and this could be rectified by staying outside the town. So we found a rural hotel with amazing views, but still close-ish on the map.
Unfortunately, rural means no taxies and close-ish on the map means a 30 minute walk to a sketchy looking ferry across the river, then another 15 minutes walking to town. L only has about 3 hours of walking in her each day (which is a lot for a 4 year old, I think) and to waste 45 of those minutes just seems like a bad idea. I should also mention the road we walk down is very muddy and manure-y, which isn’t such a problem on a dry day, but we are scheduled for rain. We would basically be housebound.
It was a strategic miscalculation. If it were just Mr. A and myself, it would be fine. With M, it would be difficult. With L, it is not workable.
Mr. A is out finding a new hotel for us right now, so tonight we will move. It really sucks because the staff at this hotel are all incredibly nice.
Pictures in a later post because Mr. A has the camera in his bag.
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