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<\/a><\/p>\nAfter our late breakfast we scout out the property.\u00a0 It\u2019s gorgeous!\u00a0 So many tropical plants and trees throughout, and the landscaping is immaculate.\u00a0 The beach is really nice, and we relax a little, enjoying the view.\u00a0 After our naps on the beach we head back inside, and kill some time before the tree lighting ceremony.<\/p>\n
There is a big Christmas tree in the lobby and the official \u201clighting\u201d ceremony is tonight.\u00a0 There is food, warm drinks (not as necessary in the tropics as it might be in a more northern locale), and a choir made up of hotel employees.\u00a0 They make a valid attempt at some Xmas carols.\u00a0 We try to enjoy the food, but they way people were swarming it, you would have thought it was the last food on earth.<\/p>\n I thought I might have trouble sleeping tonight, after all the relaxing and napping.\u00a0 I was wrong!\u00a0 We zonk out early.\u00a0 We\u2019re still programmed from Beijing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Day one in Sanya begins.\u00a0 We sleep really late, then move out to the balcony and enjoy the view of Yalong Bay and the South China Sea.\u00a0 Breakfast is next.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been planning for months to really go to work … Continue reading <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n