Having a very good friend over means one has to go out of Shanghai and travel a bit. No choice but that is a good thing. Last weekend we went to the Xiang Yang Market to get the appropriate travel gear. Travel pants and travel shirts. Monday we flew in to Guilin, skipped the buses to Guilin and from there to Yangshuo but instead paid a nice 260 Kuai to our taxi driver to take us directly. I love backpacking modern style. It cost a bit more but it saves a lot of time.
The weather is great .. rain, rain and rain. The food is backpacky and reviews of the several backpack restaurants will follow in the coming days.
Have to get out of here, it is happy hour