Friday, February 16, 2007

Hotel in Guilin

While in Guilin, our American group stayed in a hotel. The first night, my roommate and I stayed awake for most of the night, unable to sleep because of the freezing temperature. Most buildings in China are not heated, so we assumed that this hotel room did not have a thermostat. The next morning we found out that placing the room key into the slot on the wall activates the heat! We were relieved to figure this out because now we would not freeze during our few nights in Guilin. Later that night, we attended a welcome dinner and were treated to some very unique dishes. These consisted of pig intestines, roasted ducklings, and pork. In order to be polite, we ate the food served to us and actually enjoyed this new food!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Where did you stay in Guilin? The food sounds awful. Any advice for a vegetarian?

Laura said...

We stayed at the Bi Ju Hotel (3-Star). We also traveled to the Longji Village and stayed in the local villagers' hostel. Actually, I am a vegetarian, and there were many dishes offered without meat. We chose from an array of dishes mainly consisting of vegetables. It is rude in China to say that you don't like a certain dish, so even if you don't eat it, you should put some of everything on your plate.