Exhaustion and the great wall
--We have been going like cokeheads on crank for 13days now...
6 left until sanity trickles back into my life.
Today the plan was to sleep on the great wall of China --having the chance to watch both the sunrise and sunset.
Billy and Virgie are both up there right now--I decided to let them have one night on their own as I have made a firm decision that I can find much better things to do in the city of Beijing in Freezing WEATHER.
More on this later...
I am going to be going to bed --at 11:00pm because I am so spent.
Tommorow I get to go and see the bloated remains of One greathelmsman in Tiananman Square.
Check, check, check ya later. Read more!

Hong Kong nightlife.
So many lights and so many touts...
"Suite Boss?"
"Sir, Rolex sir? Cartier?"
"Hashish man?"
But we still managed, in all the chaos, to find a kick ass Indian restuarant in the hostel that we were staying in, the famed _______ Mansions, which is a city within its own walls, packed insanity.  Read more!

Ikea Hong Kong.

For Heather, with love.  Read more!

For those of you who complain that I never show any pictures of temples or any of that kind of thing, I present you with the forbidden Buddha image. This is from Hong Kong, so the Chinese might not rage terror on me as I have previously imagined that they would. I was told by a monk that it was okay to photograph this Buddha, so I am absolved of any true responsibility.  Read more!

Nothing more satisfactory than plucking ones facial hair pondering issues of current affairs and posing with a giant golden buddha in Hong Kong on a rainy day.  Read more!

Monkin It

Hong Kong.
10,000 Buddha Monastary
2 American Idiots
Priceless.

(We are attempting to mimick the dudes)  Read more!

I have some friends in from America, so the blog is taking a small hiatus while we get some travelling done in and around the country. Thus far it has been an amazing trip, encompassing many different things about China and Chinese lifestyles.
We have just around from Wong Shan mountain, one of the five most famous peaks in China. It is located about 4.5 hours from here in Hunan province. The trip was a complete and totally exhausting journey and I am looking forward to a few days rest before heading off to Beijing and Xian before coming back to teach for the final stretch.
This picture was taken at the Seven Stars Park in Guilin. If you have been following the blog, you will see these pictures as very familliar. This time, I had a killer monkey after me. We think it had to do with the red hat pictured above, but it was difficult to assess as I was fleeing the scene whenever the thing would approach. I did get time to notice that he had HUGE testicles. I might post that picture, but I am trying to keep this family friendly.  Read more!