Just NB

No, not the Pink Floyd song (although Louis would be super impresed that I know that) album (I just asked Louis who told me it was an Album, not a song. So close), The Great Wall in China. Yah, I kinda just remembered I haven't looked at China pictures or put any up on my blog! It's been a crazy freaking month and I try not to turn on my computer at night. I said *try*. Let's just take a minute here  - this is not going to be a history lesson. This post is going to be crapload of pics that I  like. Sorry, but keeping track of the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty and...however other many dozens of dynasties...It's just not my style. And while my geography and history knowledge as exploded exponentially - let's not forget that I still have to think which way is north or south (actually even in my office, I don't have any idea). The day started out pretty early in Beijing, but because of trafic, a 1.5 hour drive turned into a THREE hour drive. I was in heave...

Alrighty. My first China vacation post with pictures! These pictures were taken on the Li River, located in Guilin, which was our third stop on the trip. This was my favorite part of China...basically because it felt quaint more than anything else. We had a fantastic guide (with a fantastic name, Sandy Song. Song is also one of the Dynasties in China). Our second day there, we went on a lunch cruise. The river itself is 437km, but our tour was about four hours long and 80km. It all felt kind of surreal to me until I saw the Chinese flag. I'm not sure why.  I totally thought "grotesque" meant disgusting or hideous. I just looked it up on-line. I was wrong. Jokes on me. Correct Translation in China: 1; Incorrect Translation in China 192,658,364.  It was super foggy out, but we were pretty used to that coming from Shanghai and Xi'an (which I learned is pronouched Shee-an). But the fog was actually fog and not pollution! A first! To me the scenery...