{"id":17710,"date":"2019-04-14T00:38:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T16:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=17710"},"modified":"2019-04-14T09:52:47","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T01:52:47","slug":"guilin-march-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=17710","title":{"rendered":"Guilin, March 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our last visit to China was in 2015 with our friends Pat and Roger, I published <a href=\"http:\/\/stuif.com\/multiply\/page.php?album_nr=173&amp;owner=janstu\">four reports<\/a> about the trip, there was so much to see \ud83d\ude09 This time the same problem, I took almost 1000 pictures. Planning to write three reports, but that will take time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a first impression, just a few photos for each day of our visit with a short description<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-light-green-cyan-color\">Friday 1 March<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had to wake up at the ungodly hour of 3am to catch our Air Asia flight to Guilin! The airport of Guilin is brand new.  As it was cold and drizzling, we took a taxi to our hotel in the center of the old town and we had our first Guilin food,  quit porky \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4696-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17725\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17725\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4696-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551412634&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.020408163265306&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4696\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4696-2-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4696-2.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4696-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17725\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17725\" class=\"wp-image-17725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4696-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4696-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4696-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4696-2-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4703.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17716\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17716\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4703.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551416287&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4703\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4703-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4703.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4703.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17716\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17716\" class=\"wp-image-17716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4703.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4703-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4703-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4703-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4707.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17717\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17717\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4707.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551417677&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4707\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4707-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4707.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4707.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17717\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17717\" class=\"wp-image-17717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4707.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4707-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4707-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4707-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In the evening we went out to have a look at the twin pagodas, one of the (modern!) tourist attractions of Guilin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4716.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"646\" data-attachment-id=\"17718\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17718\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4716.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,646\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551435856&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4716\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4716-300x242.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4716.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4716.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4716.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4716-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4716-768x620.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4716-372x300.jpg 372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-light-green-cyan-color\">Saturday 2 March<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cold and grey weather, we decided to visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reed_Flute_Cave\">Reed Flute Cave<\/a>, one of the many caves in the region. A showcave, with gaudy colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4754.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"17720\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17720\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4754.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551500875&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.041666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4754\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4754-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4754.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4754.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17720\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17720\" class=\"wp-image-17720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4754.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4754-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4759.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"17721\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17721\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4759.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551501243&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4759\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4759-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4759.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4759.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17721\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17721\" class=\"wp-image-17721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4759.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4759-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4764.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"17722\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17722\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4764.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551501575&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.041666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4764\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4764-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4764.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4764.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17722\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17722\" class=\"wp-image-17722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4764.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4764-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The cave is located on the outskirts of Guilin and a real tourist attraction with guided tours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4765.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"601\" data-attachment-id=\"17728\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17728\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4765.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,601\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551501646&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4765\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4765-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4765.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4765.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4765.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4765-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4765-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4765-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-light-green-cyan-color\">Sunday 3 March<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We left most of our luggage in our Guilin hotel and took a bus to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Longsheng_Rice_Terrace\">Longji<\/a>, with its famous terraced rice fields. The hotel Aric had booked, was located high up in the hills and could only be reached on foot! It was still off-season, there were hardly any other guests.  We were lucky that the weather was quite good this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/KZXK9367.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17732\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17732\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/KZXK9367.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551625801&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"KZXK9367\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/KZXK9367-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/KZXK9367.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/KZXK9367.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17732\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17732\" class=\"wp-image-17732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/KZXK9367.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/KZXK9367-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/KZXK9367-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/KZXK9367-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4863.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17730\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17730\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4863.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551598402&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0082644628099174&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4863\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4863-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4863.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4863.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17730\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17730\" class=\"wp-image-17730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4863.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4863-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4863-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4863-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4868.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17731\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17731\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4868.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551613034&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4868\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4868-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4868.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4868.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17731\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17731\" class=\"wp-image-17731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4868.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4868-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4868-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4868-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The view from our balcony was spectacular and worth the steep climb \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_4862.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17755\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17755\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_4862.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551598235&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0022727272727273&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-IMG_4862\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_4862-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_4862.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_4862.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_4862.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_4862-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_4862-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_4862-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-light-green-cyan-color\">Monday 4 March<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The weather was foggy with intermittent drizzle. Good that we had brought our umbrellas. We walked two hours among the rice fields to the cable car station. Then we took the cable car down to the bus station, had lunch  and walked up again to our hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4885.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17734\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17734\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4885.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551658384&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0081967213114754&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4885\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4885-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4885.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4885.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17734\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17734\" class=\"wp-image-17734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4885.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4885-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4885-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4885-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4937-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17740\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17740\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4937-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551678792&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4937\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4937-1-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4937-1.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4937-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17740\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17740\" class=\"wp-image-17740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4937-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4937-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4937-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4937-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_4911.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17757\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17757\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_4911.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551676124&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0082644628099174&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-IMG_4911\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_4911-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_4911.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_4911.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17757\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17757\" class=\"wp-image-17757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_4911.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_4911-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_4911-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_4911-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>An iconic picture as a reward !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4976.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17738\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17738\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4976.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551685869&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0082644628099174&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4976\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4976-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4976.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4976.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4976.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4976-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4976-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4976-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-light-green-cyan-color\">Tuesday 5 March<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally we had planned to stay three nights in Longji, but two nights was enough. We walked back to the bus station following the footpath, passing picturesque villages. The local people are still wearing traditional dress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4998.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17742\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17742\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4998.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551747272&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0026881720430108&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4998\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4998-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4998.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4998.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17742\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17742\" class=\"wp-image-17742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4998.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4998-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4998-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_4998-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5035.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17746\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17746\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5035.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551755326&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5035\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5035-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5035.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5035.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17746\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17746\" class=\"wp-image-17746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5035.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5035-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5035-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5035-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HOGC8966.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17741\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17741\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HOGC8966.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551787515&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HOGC8966\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HOGC8966-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HOGC8966.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HOGC8966.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17741\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17741\" class=\"wp-image-17741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HOGC8966.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HOGC8966-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HOGC8966-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HOGC8966-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in Guilin, we had enough time to visit one of the Guilin landmarks, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elephant_Trunk_Hill\">Elephant Trunk Hill<\/a>. Because of the frequent rains, the water level was high, impossible to walk under the trunk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5077.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17744\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17744\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5077.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551779464&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0081967213114754&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5077\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5077-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5077.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5077.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5077.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5077-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5077-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5077-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-light-green-cyan-color\">Wednesday 6 March<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before leaving for <a href=\"https:\/\/wikitravel.org\/en\/Yangshuo\">Yangshuo<\/a>, we spent the morning, visiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jingjiang_Princes%27_Palace\">Jingjiang Princes&#8217; Palace<\/a>, a kind of Forbidden City in Guilin. We climbed an isolated limestone hill within the compound, with a nice view of the karst hills surrounding Guilin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5104.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17747\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17747\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5104.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551846148&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0047846889952153&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5104\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5104-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5104.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5104.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17747\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17747\" class=\"wp-image-17747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5104.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5104-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5104-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5104-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5117.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17748\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17748\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5117.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551847936&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0081967213114754&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5117\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5117-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5117.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5117.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17748\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17748\" class=\"wp-image-17748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5117.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5117-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5117-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5117-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5127.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17749\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17749\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5127.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551849305&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0020661157024793&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5127\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5127-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5127.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5127.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17749\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17749\" class=\"wp-image-17749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5127.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5127-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5127-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5127-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Yangshuo is the main tourist center of the Guilin region. About one hour south by bus. Aric had found another romantic hotel\/homestay, with a balcony overlooking the river. You can see the town on the other side of the river, the water level was so high that the usual crossing by ferry had stopped!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5160.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17750\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17750\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5160.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551863983&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0082644628099174&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-IMG_5160\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5160-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5160.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5160.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5160.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5160-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5160-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5160-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-light-green-cyan-color\">Thursday 7 March<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Raining the whole day, we decided to have a rest day, had lunch in a local shop nearby and asked our hostess to prepare dinner for us, the local speciality, fish in beer sauce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5192.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"17760\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17760\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5192.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551924892&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015748031496063&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-IMG_5192\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5192-240x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5192.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5192.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17760\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17760\" class=\"wp-image-17760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5192.jpg 640w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5192-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-IMG_5202.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"17761\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17761\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-IMG_5202.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551933402&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2-IMG_5202\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-IMG_5202-240x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-IMG_5202.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-IMG_5202.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17761\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17761\" class=\"wp-image-17761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-IMG_5202.jpg 640w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-IMG_5202-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-IXFU9838.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"17762\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17762\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-IXFU9838.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"639,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551965138&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0039370078740157&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3-IXFU9838\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-IXFU9838-240x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-IXFU9838.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-IXFU9838.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17762\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17762\" class=\"wp-image-17762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-IXFU9838.jpg 639w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-IXFU9838-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a nice meal, notice the people at the back, playing cards, with a electrical heater under the table&#8230; \ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-VKYT3912.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17763\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17763\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-VKYT3912.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551983953&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4-VKYT3912\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-VKYT3912-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-VKYT3912.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-VKYT3912.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-VKYT3912.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-VKYT3912-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-VKYT3912-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-VKYT3912-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-light-green-cyan-color\">Friday 8 March<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The weather was a little bit better, but still very misty. We decided to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/wikitravel.org\/en\/Xingping\">XingPing<\/a>, a small town, north of Yangshuo. We walked along the Li river and climbed another steep limestone rock. Good exercise, but no view \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5257.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"641\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"17765\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17765\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5257.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"641,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552014914&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002375296912114&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-IMG_5257\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5257-240x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5257.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5257.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17765\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17765\" class=\"wp-image-17765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5257.jpg 641w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5257-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-VBIK1107.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"17766\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17766\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-VBIK1107.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"639,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552048882&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00067888662593347&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2-VBIK1107\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-VBIK1107-240x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-VBIK1107.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-VBIK1107.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17766\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17766\" class=\"wp-image-17766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-VBIK1107.jpg 639w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-VBIK1107-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-IMG_5376.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"17767\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17767\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-IMG_5376.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"639,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552030652&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0033003300330033&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3-IMG_5376\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-IMG_5376-240x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-IMG_5376.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-IMG_5376.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17767\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17767\" class=\"wp-image-17767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-IMG_5376.jpg 639w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-IMG_5376-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The traditional way of fishing is by using <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cormorant_fishing\">cormorants<\/a> to catch the fish. Nowadays mostly a tourist attraction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-QEGL4843.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"601\" data-attachment-id=\"17768\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17768\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-QEGL4843.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,601\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552047351&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4-QEGL4843\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-QEGL4843-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-QEGL4843.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-QEGL4843.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-QEGL4843.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-QEGL4843-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-QEGL4843-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-QEGL4843-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-light-green-cyan-color\">Saturday 9 March<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not yet sunny, but no rain, so we hired a bike, to explore the surroundings of Yangshuo. One of the attractions is the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moon_Hill\">Moon  Hill<\/a>, another steep climb, but the view was fantastic. Many tourists here and eateries along the road. We tried a local speciality, pork with yam. We are not very impressed by the local cuisine, but this was eatable .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"17770\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17770\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5453.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"601,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552112870&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005420054200542&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5453\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5453-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5453.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5453.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17770\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17770\" class=\"wp-image-17770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5453.jpg 601w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5453-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"17769\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17769\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5449.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552110061&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0009891196834817&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5449\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5449-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5449.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5449.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17769\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17769\" class=\"wp-image-17769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5449.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5449-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"17771\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17771\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5457.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552114748&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5457\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5457-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5457.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5457.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17771\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17771\" class=\"wp-image-17771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5457.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5457-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The landscapes are impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17772\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17772\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5423.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552104018&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0014184397163121&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5423\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5423-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5423.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5423.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5423.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5423-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5423-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5423-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the evening we went to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yangshuo-insider.com\/liu-san-jie-light-show-in-yangshuo\/\">Liu San Jie musical show<\/a>. The show is based on the legend of Third Sister Liu, in 1961 a beautiful movie was made about her, which you can view on YouTube:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EcDpMnen3v0\">Liu Sanjie<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"601\" data-attachment-id=\"17773\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17773\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5521.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,601\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552132061&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5521\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5521-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5521.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5521.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5521.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5521-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5521-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5521-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-light-green-cyan-color\">Sunday 10 March<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Slowly the weather was improving. We went to Gongcheng, hoping to see the peach blossom, but not expecting too much, because of the cold weather. Not easy to find the place, first a big bus, then a smaller van, finally a three-wheel taxi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"17774\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17774\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5575.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552189463&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00075075075075075&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5575\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5575-240x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5575.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5575.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17774\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17774\" class=\"wp-image-17774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5575.jpg 640w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5575-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"17777\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17777\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5603.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552193603&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0020703933747412&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5603\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5603-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5603.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5603.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17777\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17777\" class=\"wp-image-17777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5603.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5603-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"17776\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17776\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5593.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552192381&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013071895424837&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5593\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5593-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5593.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5593.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17776\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17776\" class=\"wp-image-17776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5593.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_5593-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With the help of our friendly lady-driver we managed to find a few nice spots with blossom.  Not really clear if the season was over or not yet started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17778\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17778\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/JACV2315.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552221053&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0021598272138229&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JACV2315\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/JACV2315-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/JACV2315.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/JACV2315.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/JACV2315.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/JACV2315-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/JACV2315-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/JACV2315-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After this excursion we took the bus back to Guilin. A bit reluctantly, because now finally the weather was nice. The water level in the river had gone down, riverboats were operating again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17780\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17780\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5629.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552206351&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00034305317324185&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-IMG_5629\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5629-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5629.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5629.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5629.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5629-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5629-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5629-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-light-green-cyan-color\">Monday 11 March<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our last day was the first day with beautiful weather. First we walked along the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17781\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17781\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5675.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552276527&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0012106537530266&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-IMG_5675\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5675-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5675.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5675.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5675.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5675-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5675-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5675-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The rest of the day we spent in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seven_Star_Park\">Seven Star Park<\/a>, the largest park of Guilin. There is a lot to see, caves, limestone outcrops (like the Camel hill) , temples, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" data-attachment-id=\"17782\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17782\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-IMG_5712.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552288720&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00062111801242236&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2-IMG_5712\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-IMG_5712-300x240.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-IMG_5712.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-IMG_5712.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17782\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17782\" class=\"wp-image-17782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-IMG_5712.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-IMG_5712-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-IMG_5712-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-IMG_5712-375x300.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"641\" data-attachment-id=\"17783\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17783\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-IMG_5699.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,641\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552283418&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0081967213114754&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3-IMG_5699\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-IMG_5699-300x240.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-IMG_5699.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-IMG_5699.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17783\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17783\" class=\"wp-image-17783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-IMG_5699.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-IMG_5699-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-IMG_5699-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-IMG_5699-374x300.jpg 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17784\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17784\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-UEKR8012.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552319533&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4-UEKR8012\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-UEKR8012-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-UEKR8012.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-UEKR8012.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17784\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17784\" class=\"wp-image-17784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-UEKR8012.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-UEKR8012-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-UEKR8012-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-UEKR8012-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We climbed one more hill, with a view. No jackets needed \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17785\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17785\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-WHGF1437.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552315319&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00016398819285011&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-WHGF1437\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-WHGF1437-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-WHGF1437.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-WHGF1437.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-WHGF1437.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-WHGF1437-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-WHGF1437-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-WHGF1437-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After a long, nice day, we enjoyed the sunset from our hotel room, with a glass of local firewater .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"17786\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17786\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5-OWYM9880.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552329268&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0079365079365079&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5-OWYM9880\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5-OWYM9880-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5-OWYM9880.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5-OWYM9880.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5-OWYM9880.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5-OWYM9880-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5-OWYM9880-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5-OWYM9880-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-light-green-cyan-color\">Tuesday 12 March<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before going to the airport, we had the traditional noodle breakfast. Near our hotel was a popular shop, people were queuing, and had their bowl of noodles often just standing outside. I love all kind of noodles, but this was not my favourite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-12 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"17788\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17788\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5761.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552348956&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.017857142857143&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1-IMG_5761\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5761-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5761.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5761.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17788\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17788\" class=\"wp-image-17788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5761.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5761-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5761-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-IMG_5761-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"17789\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17789\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-IMG_1895.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1552348992&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2-IMG_1895\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-IMG_1895-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-IMG_1895.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-IMG_1895.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"17789\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17789\" class=\"wp-image-17789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-IMG_1895.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-IMG_1895-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-IMG_1895-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2-IMG_1895-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"17790\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17790\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3-IMG_5765.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS 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