So I have finished my time in Yangshuo, I spent my last night with an American, and a French family - we went for drinks at a local pub. Very nice people. Last night was the Chinese New Year's Eve, but apparently they do not do any sort of countdown or parades like I had expected. Myself and an Englishman George went out for a self-cooked hot pot meal (I tried Chicken foot, well just the toe and nail - it was like eating chewable bones) and then bought a few beers and some fireworks to set off. We stumbled upon some locals (see picture) who had much better fireworks and also invited us in to play some cards and have a beer. They were very friendly and all spoke english because of University. So New Years was nothing like I expected but it was great nonetheless. The other photo is from a cave we went to during the day. It was completely lit up with (typical chinese) neon lights which looked very cool reflecting off of water. The names and stories given to stalagmites and other rocks were hilarious - centipede frightened by magic mirror was my favourite... Tomorrow I'll take a long bus ride and an even longer ferry ride to reach Haikou - hot weather!
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