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<\/a>Looking out from our balcony<\/p><\/div>\n
Later in the afternoon, I get bored and go looking for some sights in the central town area of Yalong Bay.\u00a0 There\u2019s a small food\/shopping area with a Pizza Hut, a Starbucks, and about 30 other eateries offering regional cuisines.\u00a0 It\u2019s always fun to watch the people circulate through the area, so I get a coffee, and find a place with a view.\u00a0 I\u2019m not disappointed.\u00a0 There are some crazy characters here, just like everywhere else.<\/p>\n This beehive is out at breakfast. It drains into a bowl with a spoon. I guess this qualifies as “fresh local honey.”<\/p><\/div>\n I go back to the hotel and get Judy.\u00a0 She\u2019s beginning to get a little \u201ccabin fever\u201d.\u00a0 We wander the area, checking out the unusual mix of Chinese, Russian, and English on the signs.\u00a0 Back at the hotel, I ask for an update of our charges, and the desk clerk asks about my accent.\u00a0 He asks if I\u2019m from South Carolina, recognizing my \u201csouthern\u201d twang.\u00a0 He looks Chinese, but was born and raised in Canada, and speaks very good English.\u00a0 It\u2019s such a surprise to speak to someone so fluent after spending much of our time using a very limited vocabulary, both Mandarin and English.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We woke up to a light drizzle and cooler weather.\u00a0 Apparently it\u2019s snowing over in the mountains of North Vietnam, just a little northwest of here.\u00a0 It\u2019s an unusual weather scene.\u00a0 Our plan for the day is to find a … Continue reading <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>