Wednesday, October 05, 2011

day 2 @ dali, 上山下水。

Woke up early due to my early night but it was already 10 when I finished my breakie and step out of the hostel. The sun has been missing for the past 2 days but luckily it didn't rain. Just too gloomy for my liking and too dull for photography.

I made my way to 苍山,spend 30rmb for the entrance fees and 60rmb for the chairlift which takes about 15mins or more to reach the top. Hike 1.8km to the left to 陶溪 and back then 1km to the right and back. I didn't finish the whole hike which will be like 6km to the right and 6km to the left. Nope. Not mad enough to do that yet.



After 3-4hrs of walking, I took the chairlift down and had some biscuits while enjoying the view downhill. That is bliss. My way.

Went down and back to 大埋老城, took a bus (1rmb) to 耳海湖 and walk around the lake. The locals like to call this lake as sea. For example, 海景,二海,去海边等. But its a lake, quite a big one and an extremely popular tourist spot for the locals.

Anyway, I walked and since its time for tea, I arrived at this lakehouse situated on the lake and sat down for a cup of yunnan coffee. Chill and listen to the neighbouring table of Chinese kids talking.

3 guys 2 girls but I only hear the guys talking, or should I say boasting with a lot of "ma de" now and then and everywhere.

After the rest which luckily I didn't fall asleep I walk back, slowly. I have been walking very very slow today. Really 一步一步,慢慢走. Finally walked back to the bus stop, board the bus back to North gate walk to south gate and contemplate if I shld have the China version of kfc or go back to 猫三家. In the end, the latter won. Went back and had mushroom and pork stir fry with rice(22rmb). Yums!

After dinner, walked back and decided to try a more direct path but ended up having to walk thru a stretch of dark alley. Scary but I wasn't that alone. I stalked a Chinese girl and I think she sense that I was stalking her hence she quicken her pace. And so did I. Haha. At least it wasn't too long a stretch, at the speed we were gg. Reach back, sit in the dark in the common balcony, bath, packed and ready for bed.
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