Travel Notes | Three Days and Two Nights in Guilin and Yangshuo

It is said that it is difficult for adults to be satisfied with their happiness nowadays. For me now, traveling is a great joy. If I go with good friends, it will be twice as happy.

Due to time constraints, we could only go to nearby provinces to visit. We had to choose and go to Guilin. My good friend y1t and I started to make guides. In fact, they were all made by y1t, so I followed her.

What I like most is the preparation before traveling. I have a roommate in college. I say she is very interesting because every time she goes out to play, she always prepares what clothes to wear and what jewelry to wear. It is very ritualistic and makes people feel happy. Feel the joy of life.

Because we didn’t buy Huizhou high-speed rail tickets, we took a ride on the high-speed rail in Guangzhou early in the morning. As soon as I arrived at the Guangzhou High-speed Railway Station, I saw words such as Yueyang, Beihai, and Hezhou. I felt that the words were so beautiful and the world was worth it.

After three hours, we arrived. I really didn't pay attention to the weather. It was a bit cold in October, and we were hungry. We arrived at the Laodongjiang Rice Noodles Store. The store was very simple, with a few tables and chairs, and a lot of people. It was obviously not enough. The old man who collected the money had an expression on his face as if he wanted to eat or not, which made me realize that "if the food is delicious, even if there is no stool for you to sit on, there will be a lot of people coming to eat it." Sure enough, quality is the most important thing. The bells and whistles won’t stand the test for a long time. This Guilin rice noodle shop is of high quality and low price.

After returning to the hotel for a short rest, we went to climb Elephant Trunk Mountain. The weather was not good, it was chilly and there was a little drizzle. Seeing that everyone else was wearing down jackets, y1t and I only wore thin long-sleeved shirts, which was really pitiful. There is not much to see in Elephant Trunk Hill, but it would be nice to take a photo with the iconic Elephant Trunk Hill.

In the evening we went to visit the Zhengyang Road Pedestrian Street and the East-West Alley. Guilin’s specialty is food related to osmanthus. Why have I never heard that osmanthus is a specialty of Guilin? Does the word "gui" make it a specialty of Guilin? I asked the clerk, but he hesitated and couldn't answer.

There are osmanthus tea mixed with osmanthus and green tea, osmanthus nectar composed of osmanthus and honey, which is sweet and has the fragrance of osmanthus, osmanthus cake, soft and waxy, osmanthus sugar, etc. The osmanthus tastes quite good, buy each from y1t I took some back as souvenirs for friends.

We saw the famous Twin Towers of the Sun and Moon. We took pictures left and right. After we took satisfactory photos, we left. I was really afraid of dropping my phone in the water and relying on it to travel would have disastrous consequences.

We had dinner at the night market. The owner of the offal shop didn’t look like a offal seller, but more like someone who would travel around the world. I don’t know what made him feel at ease and start selling offal and snails in this street market. Powder etc.

I don’t know if it was because I was wearing too little clothes and being exposed to the wind. My head hurt, but I didn’t go to bed early.

We got up early the next day and went for a ride on the Lijiang River on an electric bamboo raft. We chose the one and a half hour trip. Sitting on the bamboo raft with little clothes on and the wind blowing all the way was really wonderful.

Originally I planned to close my eyes and rest for the whole journey to keep warm, but the water and mountains of the Lijiang River really shocked me. The refreshing beauty is a gift from nature. The mountains here are called mountains, and the mountains in Guangdong can only be called mountains. Covered for the hill. We were surrounded by mountains and rivers, taking photos and chatting. Where the bamboo raft docked was the 20-yuan viewing point, and then it was time to take crazy photos.

At noon, we ate at Liu Jie’s beer fish restaurant in Xingping Ancient Town. Beer fish is a specialty of Guilin. Liu Jie’s beer fish tasted pretty good. We also ordered the special wild vegetables in soup recommended by the clerk. When we ate them, it sure tasted like wild vegetables. It’s so bitter. In the end, we concluded that no matter what the taste of this wild vegetable in soup is, we will definitely order it. When traveling, we must eat local specialties.

I went paragliding with y1t. The price was relatively expensive and the flight time was very short. I did a lot of psychological preparation before paragliding. People who kept asking were probably not scared. I even asked the old lady who sold the tickets. She should She wants me to buy her ticket, she keeps saying it’s not scary, but I’ve played it all. It turns out that it’s really not scary. The wind was a bit strong at first and I couldn’t breathe. I covered my nose with my hands and it felt much better. I came down and watched the video of myself paragliding. It was really emotional and I didn’t perform well. He looks so cowardly.

I was walking around Yangshuo West Street in the evening and saw two good-looking resident singers outside a bar. Their singing was better than their appearance. The wine in the bar was relatively expensive. If I hadn’t already bought Starbucks coffee, I would have I will definitely go in and order a cocktail, and then sit and listen to the little brother sing a few songs.

At night, the towering peaks are shrouded in the night, and can be vaguely seen against the lights, giving a sense of the blending of civilization and nature.

I ordered non-spicy snail noodles for dinner. I really wanted it to be Cantonese spicy. The snail noodles are not spicy, but we added a lot of side dishes. There were chili peppers in the side dishes, so it became very spicy. It reminded me of that time in Hunan. , we also had snail noodles. We ordered the non-spicy version because we were afraid of spicy food. Unfortunately, we added bean paste, which was filled with chili oil and was so spicy that we couldn’t finish it even while drinking water.

On the last day, we went to Xianggong Mountain to watch the sunrise. We really slept for three hours, so we got up at 3:30. It was pitch dark, but there were still many people climbing the mountain together in the dark. When we reached the top of the mountain, there were seven or eight cameras. It's already set up there, and you can't even squeeze in. There are many grandparents inside.

It was getting colder this day, and it was so early. After climbing the mountain, we had to take an artificial bamboo raft, so we wore slippers to climb the mountain.

Waiting and waiting, until almost seven o'clock, the sun slowly crept out, shining brightly and saying hello to us. The sunrise was very beautiful and golden. I took hundreds of photos and recorded a video of the sunrise. Then we left. It was a worthwhile trip. It was my first time to watch the sunrise as I love to sleep in. Although I love to sleep in, But I love sunrise even more.

Finally, let’s take an artificial bamboo raft tour on the Yulong River. It takes about an hour. This time it is an artificial bamboo raft. There are several drops in the process. Every time I reach the drop, I am frightened. When the water is splashed on me, it becomes even worse. cold.

The last delicacy we had here was Chun Kee roast goose. The skin of the roast goose was so crispy and crunchy.

The trip of three days and two nights was very busy, and I basically didn’t get much sleep, and I didn’t have time to visit the Longji Rice Terraces.

But Haizi said, you come to the world, you want to see the sun, and walk on the street with your sweetheart.

I said, you can also walk on the street with your good friends.