Thanks Neil, nice photo.
It is not as hot now as it must have been in August, but hot enough for an Icelander. They tell me here that this is the end of the tourist season so I am expecting Yangshuo to be not as crowded with tourists as in the high season.
I will stay for 10 days at a hotel called Yangshuo Village Retreat and is situated a little bit out of the main town. If I like it I might stay longer.
I am not exactly on holiday because I am working too. All my work is done on and through the Internet and before coming to China I was worried that I might not be able to work here, not because of the connection, but because in China, some of the sites I use frequently are banned.
After looking for a solution, that is, a way to bypass this ban, I found one in Canada (surfbouncer.com) and after coming here I discovered it works perfectly. I fact, I am a little surprised of how good the Internet is at the hotels here. I didn't expect it to be so fast and steady.
So I have decided to return as soon as possible, if not to Yangshuo, then to Guilin. The only reason I am heading home on the 1st of December is that my visa expires. And since I will be home, I might as well stay over Christmas, but then ... vroooommmm ... I am coming back.
After all, I can stay at good hotels here for the same price I would get a small apartment in Reykjavik. And I am free ... single ... no debts, kids almost grown up and in good hands of their mother ... and the salary I get in Icelandic kronors is worth 3-5 times more here than in my country.
And these days, it is so easy to stay in good contact with your family and friends, even if you are on the other site of the planet.
Can't wait to get to Yangshuo. I think I will like it. What on earth was I thinking by going to Changsha?
Bergur
ps. By the way ... here is another video from me, put together from today's shots. The bad news is I am mostly speaking Icelandic here and didn't have time to make captures. But by the end of this video I appear in person, I think it's the first time I have shown myself.
http://youtu.be/Hxdwo0kK_X4