Gentle Reader,
Ah... I have been back in the States for six days now , have moved my classroom from the middle school to the high school with the organizational genius skills of Allegra and Annelise, and I am now in Kentucky with my beloved...
As I am finishing re-reading Foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close for the One Book, One Community focus this fall, I am also attempting to further update this blog. Due to lack of internet some days and travelling on weekends while in China, there were some gaps in the blog. Today, I will try to fill in the Waterfall excursion...
This is my second visit to Huangguoshu Falls. This is a tremendously beautiful spot, preceded by a garden largely devoted to bonsai creations. There are many sculptures in the garden, too. This is a very populated tourist place, but one can still soak in the peacefulness of the place. One of the highlights is walking under the fall, through a very narrow one-person wide cave. Last time I was here, in 2008, it wasn't nearly as crowded because it was a rainy day. This time, it was packed with tourists. Women carried elaborately beautiful sun umbrellas to protect their skin, and they also donned very steep high heels as they climbed numerous wet steps. Don't know how they do it... but I never saw any even so much as almost slip. I had on my travelling Tevas and found my footing compromised several times. Scott was great about taking the ascents and descents with me, watching out for my safety. These Chinese steps are clearly not designed for Western feet...
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