Hong Kong was wonderful, while we only spent two nights, we packed in as much a possible with a trip to the night markets and some sexy cocktails at a bar in Soho (not that cheap!) The following day we went on a cable car ride with the most spectacular views of the city as we made our way to the big Buddah. It was a pretty special experience. We then shared a 'blooming tea' at a cute tea house at the foot of the mountain, served by a lovely Helen Wong. Dumplings for lunch before we headed back, fitting in some shopping then home to get ready for a night out in Lung Kaw Fu. We met up with some friends of a friend who were only too happy to shout us some local beers and start a game of buffalo, which Tiff and I inevitably lost and found ourselves in a taxi to a bar that sold cheap red vodka drinks... The rest is history... Let's just say there was dancing on bars and boys involved.
Waking up with massive hang overs, packing was a stressful blur before we caught a train to the border where we were led by a policemen to a dingy little bus station and waited four hours not knowing what to expect from an overnight bus ride to hopefully the right destination! At one point we thought we were doomed to a 12 hour journey in a mini van but thankfully it was just a transfer to a coach filled with little bunk beds, fluffy blankets and pillows. But it was weird. At 5am we arrived in Yangshou, half asleep in the pitch black to completely deserted stone streets. It was very eerie as we could make out the surrounding mountain tops. With good intentions (I hope) a Canadian man who was also on our bus led us to where he thought our hostel was. But it wasn't and we were left on our own to treck down the empty, dark streets busting to go to the toilet. After a frustrating call to the hostel that got us no where, we bizarrely met a gorgeous young Chinese girl in her pajamas who went Out of her way to find our hostel. Eventually a man led us to the right place which is fabulous and so much fun. Our first day here we relaxed a little bit looking at the shops before doing a Chinese cooking class. It was so interesting. Panda, our teacher took us to the local market where we saw fresh produce from veggies to meat... Including dog :/ We are now masters in exquisite Chinese cuisine learning how to make pork dumplings, an egg plant stir fry and sweet and sour pork. We also had massages and facials before heading to the roof top bar of our hostel where we met some other lovely backpackers.
Craines xox
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