We arrived in Yangshuo and walked thru the gauntlet of trinket stalls from the boat to the main part of the little town. West St. is THE street. It caters to foreigners with lots of shopping and good foreign food such as cheesecake, Mexican food, and Italian food. We stayed at Yangshuo Paradise Resort, which was Conveniently located on West St., where many famous (including Presidents) people have stayed. It is 4 star according to Chinese standards but maybe a 3 star in America. The Nixons and Clintons had to rough it for a couple of nights. But the beautiful scenery makes it all worth while.
We walked down to the restaurant that advertised cheesecake and had dinner. I can't remember what the dinner was but I can remember how good the cheesecake tasted. Afterwards we did some shopping, Cynthia found some scarfs for her mom and sister and I found a great T-shirt. It had a picture of Mickey Mouse on the front in a Chairman Mao type of hat. The caption made the T-shirt - It said Mickey Mao’s . I just wish I had bought a BUNCH of them. We tried to go back the next morning before we left but he was closed. We may have to fight over that one….
