Stairs, once again.
This time when climbing up a hill after visiting the Reed flute cave.
Took a bus (number 3, 1 yuan) out to Reed flute cave, where we realized they'd changed the entrance fee to a rather pricey one (90 yuan) compared to the what it said in Lonely Planet China, 2009. Although we weren't planning on bringing any LP's along, we somehow ended up with a couple, and boy are we thankful.
Even though a lot of the info is outdated, especially prices, we can't survive without it.
Anyways, the cave was impressing, but all the Chinese tourists and guides were not. There where plenty of interesting looking caves and holes to explore with our torches, but far too many 'No attendance' signs.
So if you've been in a huge, over 180 million years old cave, with 'stunning rock formations', don't bother.
Ate dinner at a Chinese restaurant ( we were the only guests for most of the time, but what else is new) where no one could speak English. (Once again, what else is new) Thankful for our vegan passports we pointed at different pictures (carrot, corn, rice, cabbage, beans, potato...) and repeated one of the few words we know: 'doufu' - tofu. And we got served exactly that, while the little kids were keeping us entertained. How will I ever manage to live in Finland after this, when I've gotten all too used to getting delicious food wherever, whenever and ridic cheap?
It's a bit funny though... the Chinese often think there's something wrong with us when we don't understand what they say. Often they then ask us to write or read, in Chinese of course. When we're not able to do this either they shake their head, lean forward, and shout in our ears. To their dissapointment, we don't seem to understand even then, and we keep on speaking nonsense. We must really be utterly deaf and mute.
Now we should start packing, tomorrow we're heading for Li River, so let's hope for good weather!
//H
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