More China

After my family left from Beijing, Lynne and I traveled on. Our next stop was a town called Guilin, located in one of the southern most provinces, close to Vietnam and Hong Kong. The town itself was nice, but the surrounding countryside is what draws the tourists. The most famous attractions are the scenery on the Li River and the Longsheng rice terraces. We also Visited Elephant Hill, Silver cave, and saw an amazing show on the water called Impressions.

This picture is from the cruise we took down the Li River.

China

During my summer vacation, my family (minus Nick) came to visit me in Busan for a few days. They really enjoyed seeing where I have been living this year. I took them to my favorite restaurants and sites around. They also came into school one day when I was teaching summer camp. The kids were a little freaked out at first to see a whole family of foreigners, but it turned out just fine.

After 3 days in Busan, we flew to Beijing. I would not want to live in Beijing - too noisy, polluted, crowded - but it was packed with history and famous sites to see. We did an all inclusive 4 day tour which took us to Tienanmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, a jade factory, a silk factory, a pearl market, a Kung Fu show, and the Great Wall. It was a very busy week but super fun, and it was great seeing my family.

Pictures from my family's visit to Korea, and then our trip to Beijing.