Sanya
Friday, November 30th, 2007Just as I was getting settled in Yangshou it was time to move on. Visa renewal no problem so yesterday took the sleeper bus from Guilin to Sanya. A 20 hour bus/boat/bus combo so quite a long journey and the bus overcrowded, something that so far not normally witnessed in China as the police elsewhere kept a close eye on things. But I did notice the fuel prices which are either just much higher here or that is the way things are now, certainly a lot more than a couple of weeks ago. I did think the ticket price was high but in Guilin a tourist price seems to get attached to most things.
So now in Sanya. Or think I am or maybe the driver took a wrong turning and we are now in Russia. Seems a bit strange, everything in Russian and loads of Russians around.
Sanya itself pleasant, a nice beach, good weather and easy going. Hotel room very good and big enough for at a couple of Chinese families and even has a mahjong table so if I get bored I can always take up gambling. Only downside no English language tv but other than that all good so now after 3 months I can finally relax. Certainly in the mood for a break, a lot of long bus rides and whereas China an easy place to travel its probably the longest I’ve ever travelled without seeing the sea.
So tomorrow a day on the beach and a chance to watch all the “trendy” Chinese in their matching hawaian outfits, lucky they are not in Rio, they would be marched of the beach for making it look untidy. But as long as they are happy and this place certainly not the most sophisticated anyway so who cares.
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