After the last blog, we got a bus to the bottom of Mt Emei. Some of the group decided to do some walking and view the giant Buddha up close, but Jess and I chose to take the boat and view it from the water. We also inspected the "reclining Buddha" from the boat (Chinese people seem to be fond of thinking that plants and rocks look like animals and people: apparently one of the hills looked like a Buddha but it didn't particularly look like anything to u...

Since the last blog, we did a Szechuan cookery class: we learnt to make sweet and sour pork/tofu, kung po chicken, chinese salad and dumplings. After the cookery, we went to see a cultural show, including szechuan opera, AMAZING shadow puppets, an acrobat (who could rotate a coffee table with her legs really fast), a musician (who played czardas really fast), and this crazy thing where dancers wear masks, but are then able to change them in like literally second ...

Okay we have now decided to stop abandoning the blog!! We went from Hong Kong to Yung Shuo (possibly spelt wrong) via an MTR and a 13 hour train. The town was very touristy and full of shops and restaurants! On the 1st day Sarah did some Tai Chi and I went up in a hot air ballon :) Tres exciting! As it was St Patricks Day we all went out and celebrated with the other tourists around and about - a messy night was had by all. On the 18th we went for the longest...

Okay so on our first proper day in Hong Kong we used public tansport to the max! We went up to Victoria Peak and were very lucky with how sunny it was! We took some amazing photos and then missioned it across to the 'big buddha' which was absolutely stunning! The buddha is made of bronze and is the biggest buddha - possibly in the world!?!?! but I may have just made that up.... The evening was spent in Temple Street Night Market where Sarah and I tried not to uy ...

HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII We arrived safely in HK this afternoon. Accommodation is a bit strange, but it will do for two days. Been SHOPPING again but cant afford anything: EVERYTHING HERE IS SO EXPENSIVE especially compared to nam. We may or may not have splashed out on pizza hut... but the pizza hut was really posh here: the waitors wear long aprons and they play classical music and the restaurant is actually clean! weird... tonight we watched the "symphony ...