We took a boat trip from Guilin to Yangshuo today. Had a gorgeous lunch at a locally-run restaurant and then floated down river on a barge, stopping for the views and the occasional dip in the remarkably warm water. Our accommodation for the next two nights is lovely so a couple of days of chill out are required 
Some photos…
After having a great few weeks in Beijing, I took the 25 hour sleeper train down to Hong Kong where I met up with the family. It was a nice surprise to have the luxury of a hotel again (it was called a hostel but in all essences it was really a hotel). We spent a couple of days looking around the sites in Hong Kong and had a great time, nice to see the family again Hong Kong is nothing like China and is a real blend of East and West, taking the best of both worlds and mixing them into one. My favourite part must be the skyline, stunning both by day and by night!!
Boat races out the front door. Usually a busy hutong street, for one night our hutong became a river. Its on a slope so theres a fair current going and its knee depth at the bottom. Next day it was all gone, no more fun in the rain 
Jono
