Yes, we going back today. Again, we had breakfast on our own in the room ~ Nescafe + Bread. In fact, the bread is not that nice either. But I guess it is still better than the hotel breakfast.

Mr Lu picked us up from the hotel around 8:30am to airport. This concluded our holiday in Guilin ~ Yangshuo. Actually there are still many places that is not covered in this trip, thus, I guess I would prefer free and easy tour for next visit..

Put on mask again & prepare to fly off soon ~

Our meal on the flight for the day ~ Nasi Lemak with Sambal Sotong (RM 9) + Lipton Green Tea (RM5). Actually we wanted Pak Nasser’s Nasi Lemak & Orange juice. BUT, we were so lucky, both item is not available. SO, to avoid disappointment, Pre-book your meal on AirAsia and you can save up to 20%.

We arrived @ LCCT around 3:20pm. We took aerobus back to KL which cost RM8 per trip. I met up with my sis in KL Sentral to get our car key & then GO HOME…

Some advice for those who hold this Guilin/YangShuo voucher… You guys actually can arrange the optional tour by yourself. The price is cheaper and there are more optional tour available in YangShuo where you can arrange yourself with the agency in Guilin/YangShuo. Anyway, Guilin & YangShuo is a nice place to visit. Nice Scenery..

3rd day of the trip ~ consider the last day of the trip. We didn’t go for hotel breakfast this morning. Err.. not interested with the breakfast as we have been told that the breakfast would be porridge again. Simple breakfast with a cup of Nescafe & bread start our day.

The tour guard supposed to picked us up @ 10:30am as he promised. BUT, Mr Lu (haha.. the tour guard changed back to Mr Lu again) came to hotel & picked us up 1 hour earlier. Haih.. he ruin our initial plan. Actually we planned to grab some souvenir near the hotel before we left Yang Shuo that morning.

Anyway, we left hotel around 9:30am & started our morning activity @ Yang Shuo ~ 十里画廊. From the hotel, Mr Lu drive us towards Moon Hill which located about 8km south of Yangshuo. You may hire a bike & cycle down to get to Moon Hill （月亮山）. Along the way, we passed by 幼狮出林，驼骆过江，唐僧打坐，猪八戒晒太阳，孙悟空过火焰山， 羊角山..

FYI, There are several other ways to reach Moonhill, all go through the local padifields but end up in front of Moonhill on the main road. There is an entrance fee of RMB15, and includes a guarded parking space for your bicycle. Although the path is not difficult, it takes about 30 to 40 minutes slow walk up. You can walk up to the hole in the rock and have some good views over the surrounding karst mountains. Anyway, this is not included in our tour.

Then, we headed back to Guilin. We passed by 拇指山 along the way.

We reached Guilin around 11:30am and it’s time for lunch again.

After that, we went to 同仁堂 which located opposite the restaurant for food massage. Again, this is one of the shopping point for the tour. We went to 宝树堂 & 天阔珠宝 (Freesky Pearls) after that. I got a pair of earnings from Freesky Pearls which cost RMB25.

Oh yes, thank god. All shopping point visiting is done. It’s our leisure time now. We headed to Zhenyang Gate Walking Street (正阳步行街) which located in the downtown of Guilin city paralleled the Zhong Shan Road. This street surrounded by restaurants, hotels, theatres, stadiums, commercial facilities and scenic spots. Slightly the same as the West Street in Yangshuo. BUT, more fashion shop available here.

Had tea break @ MC-D around 5pm before we met up with Mr Lu.

We got a pair of cute couple-T from this Shop which cost RMB68 each.

We met up with Mr Lu around 6:10pm and headed to Dinner. We told him we had our tea break and we still full. However, he said is already booked, so no choice, we have to go also. . Again, it’s normal local chinese meal. Same restaurant again & the dish is similar.

We proceeded to our last activity of the trip ~ Catching Fish Show （鱼鹰捉鱼表演） ~ Passed By Two Rivers & Four Lakes （车夜游两江四湖）.

I felt the Catching Fish show is quite boring. It’s not worth for the price I paid.

We end our day by Two Rivers & Four Lake sightseeing. The Two Rivers Four lakes is a park-like scenic area. As the name suggests it consists of two rivers and four lakes. The two rivers are the Li  River and Taohua (Peach Blossom) River. The four lakes are the Rong (banyan tree) Lake, Shan (Chinese fir) Lake, Gui (Osmanthus tree) Lake, and the Mulong (Wooden dragon) Lake. Rong Lake, Shan lake & Gui Lake named after trees that grow along their banks and the Mulonghu Lake is named after the Mulong Cave which overlooks the lake which located in Guilin’s Diecai Hill Park.

We grab some Osmanthus biscuit @ souvenir shop the night before we left Guilin.

It’s time to packing again ~

Today, we woke out around 7:30am & went for breakfast around 8:30am. Haih..another GREAT meal.. ..  I thought the buffet breakfast should include some western food, however, only porridge with salted vege & some sweet potatoes, fried kuey tiaw & man tou available.. I was thinking.. ‘Huh? this is so call 4 Star hotel breakfast?’ Really Speechless. We made ourself a cup of nescafe after we got back to the room… haha..

Mr Lu picked us up @ 10am with a van. We headed to Yu Hill Park after checked out from the hotel as we will transfer to Yang Shuo today.

We arrived @ Yu Hill Park around 10:15am. Yu Hill Park is named after Yu Hill and the Emperor Yu Temple . The park has many wonderful attractions from the hill, deep and quiet cave, beautiful gardens and divine temple.

We were assigned a tour guard for the Park. According to him, the construction of the park is actually influences by both the East and West in its design. From the main entrance, there are springs full with a modern design.

Followed the map,  we passed through a cave named as 韶音洞. Gone through the cave, there is a temple known as Emperor Yu Temple (虞帝庙) which has been re-built and is very imposing.

Passing through 怡沁园，we reached the Five Blessings Tower (五福塔) , which is named form the traditional auspicious words “Five blessings come to one’s house”.

“Nine Spheroid Heaven” (九重天) is just situated outside of the Five Blessings Tower. It is made of three big pieces of marble and will inspire your imagination.

We left Yu Hill Park around 11:30pm & proceeded to Rong Lake (榕杉湖) ~ South Gates (古南门) ~ Gold & Silver Tower (金银双塔). It’s really “走马看花”. Don’t have much time to take photo also.

This ancient South Gate of Guilin as shown below was constructed in Tang Dynasty and expanded in Ming Dynasty. The gate lies in north bank of the Rong Lake. In front of the gate is a 1,000-year-old Banyan tree with flourishing leaves by the lake. The “Shadow of the Ancient Banyan Tree” is one of the famous scenic spots of Guilin in Qing Dynasty.

White marble arch bridge (古榕桥）on Rong Lake.

This 22.4 meters long, 2.64 meters wide Crystal Bridge is China’s first use of the special crystal glass block system for the practicality of bridges. Can’t really get the clearer view of the bridge as this bridge.

Passing through the Yang Bridge (阳桥）that separate two of the lake ~ Rong Hu(榕湖) & Shan Hu(杉湖). Saw a twin tower standing in the water of Shan Hu ~ Sun Tower and the Moon Tower. The 9-story Sun Tower is 41 meters high and made of solid bronze. The 7-story Moon Tower is 35 meters high and made of wood and glazed tiles. Both are located in the middle of the lake. The Moon Pagoda can be reached by a bridge, but the Sun pagoda must be accessed by an underwater passage between the two pagodas. The Sun is the tallest tower in water and it is connected to the Moon through a passage way under the water!

We left Rong Shan Lake around 12:30pm for lunch. Nice & Simple dish for lunch. I guess is because of the nice & comfortable environment.

We continued our journey to YangShuo around 1:15pm. Yii.. our tour guard is changed. The tourist car is changed to nissan too. Why Mr Lu never told us? Worry again~~ We told the new tour guard ~ Mr Chai we need to get something from the luggage, in fact we wanted to make sure our luggage is really in the car. haha…

The whole journey from Guilin to YangShuo took around 1 and the half hour. We checked in hotel around 3pm & started our free & easy activity around 3:45pm.

We stayed in Yangshuo Jin Yuan Hotel(阳朔锦苑酒店) which located @ 阳朔县抗站路14号. The location of the hotel is just nice, about 5 mins walk from the famous street in YangShuo ~ West Street. BUT, this is only a 2 star hotel.  It’s BAD! No lift! The room got smell! No shower cap! Aisk~~~Actually we were been told that the hotel provided should be > 3 star hotel. We got cheated? Anyway, we have to stay as well. Luckily only 1 night. I can’t remember which room we were staying. I only remembered we were staying in 4th floor.

We walked from our hotel towards the West Street (西街) which situated in the heart of Yangshuo. As mentioned, it’s about 5 minutes walk only. Lots of bars & cafes available here. It’s a great time to take a break with a cup of coffee here.  The street is filled with small shops and vendor’s stands selling all kinds of souvenirs and snacks.

Since we need to rush for the 7:30pm Liu San Jie Show, thus, we decided to visit the street again @ night. We had our dinner @ KFC before we left West Street. Oh yes, we were given RMB50 for dinner.

We left hotel around 7:30pm for the liu San Jie show. A large-scale performance that regards the lmpressional Sanjie Liu as the general theme，and creatively combines the ciassical Sanjie Liu’s Songs，ethnic groups’Culture and the fishing lights together，to reflect the harmonious atmosphere between human beings and the nature．The pertormance lasts for 1 hour & 10 mins and 600 plus actors and actress are invoIved．It’s AMAZING…

The tour guard dropped us @ West Street after the show.

We end our day with a cup of Blue Mountain coffee @ Cafe del Moon (西街月色) that cost RMB28. My face look tired I guess..

Anyway, let’s go back to 9 Aug. You guys must feel so weird that my flight to Guilin is actually 10 Aug early morning but WHY my journey started on 9 Aug? hehe.. we overnight @ LCCT the night before departure.

WHY?  Because the flight is too early, I scared I won’t be able to wake up.. THEN, taxi will be double charge during mid night.. Thus, we took the last bus @ 10pm from KL Sentral & reached LCCT around 11pm. In fact, we should take aerobus which ended @ 01:45am. (I only know this after I back from the trip ) . Actually my initial plan (4 months ago) was stay in Tune Hotel for the night. The hotel rate is around RM60++ BUT, the time I wanted to book for the room (around 1 month ago I guess), the rate increase till RM120++.. woo.. the price is double.. Err… after second thought, we decided to just stay overnight @ LCCT. Save Cost.. haha.. Wah~ it’s really out of my expectation, many people overnight @ LCCT too..

We found a nice place in MC-D for us to rest for the night. I slept well for the night whereby CH stay awake for the whole night.. haha… I woke up around 4:30am & proceed to the flight check in. Well, never forget a cup of vitamin C first before departure.

We went for breakfast @ the food court before we fly off. Actually we wanted to have our breakfast @ Oldtown BUT it’s full house.

Boarding AirAsia flight scheduled at 0640 hour.. As usual, I was in sleeping mode through out the journey.. haha..

The flight landed @ Guilin around 1040hour. After going through the Customs check and A(H1N1) declaration. We met up with the Tour Guard ~ Mr Lu.. Huh?!? Mr Lu? I was told that our tour guard should be Mr Chai. We were a bit worry that time as we were only 2 person in a group. He fetch us using a Blue color Honda Fit (Honda Jazz on our local shores). We were expect a van. :s . Haih.. no worry.. go ahead…

The journey to Guilin city takes about 1 hour. Mr Lu brought us for lunch @ Golden Melody Hotel (金嗓子大酒店) which located @ the Guilin Road, on the 6th Qixia (桂林市 栖霞路6号). haha.. expected.. it’s Chinese meal.. 2 vege, 1 meat & soup. Frankly speaking, I don’t really enjoy the meal.. haha..

Then, we headed to our next activity ~ Lake Cruise of Lijiang River (This activity should be on the second day in our initial itinerary). The cruise include view of Elephant Trunk Hill (象鼻山), Fu Bo Hill (伏波山), 叠彩山 & etc. The strangely shaped hills, or karsts along the Li River. Imaginative name were given to some of the peak.

Mr Lu told us the peak is actually take about 70% of your imagination to see what it is like. Li River is actually divided into 3 sections from Guilin to YangShuo. First section is Guilin-Ox Gorge, Second section is Ox Gorge-Water-Dropping Village & the third section is Water-Dropping Village-Yangshuo.

Main attraction along the Li River ~ Elephant Trunk Hill (象鼻山), Fu Bo Hill (伏波山) & Diecai Hill (叠彩山). This cruise actually cost RMB50.

We were seated on the ChunJiang21 (春江21）Cruise Boat around 1:30pm & the cruise ended about 1 hour. We were offered for some Li River famous snacks. Of course, you have to pay for it..

As this is only a sightseeing cruise for 1 hour, thus, it only cover a few peak along Li River. I strongly recommend a complete Li River cruise from Guilin to YangShuo. There are more gorgeous Karst peaks give you surprises at each bend of the limpid river.

Later, we went to the Di Bao Silk. One of the activities that is a must when you follow a tour. Anyway, Silk is not to my liking.

Then, we headed to another shopping point ~ Dr. Tea (茶博士家）。 Again，they keep on promoting their famous tea ~ 普尔茶，桂花贡茶 (东方美仁) (Osmanthus Tea) ，绿牡丹 （Green peony)

We bought Green peony @ the price of RMB280 & got a free Osmanthus Tea which cost RMB180.

We had dinner @ the same place again (金嗓子大酒店) after the Dr. Tea visit. Again, I felt no appetite when see the dish.. haha..

We got back to hotel (Licheng Holiday Hotel) around 7pm. Our room was 8601.

We rested for about half an hour before our next activity @ 7:30pm ~ Dreamlike Lijiang (梦幻漓江秀). Dreamlike Lijiang is a nightly theatrical spectacle that celebrates the rich natural and cultural heritage of Guilin. Overall, the production is a blend of acrobatics, ballet, and contortionist displays set to music. Some acts tell a story. A great show that you MUST SEE when visit Guilin. The show started @ 8:00pm and ended @ 9:10pm.