We woke early and headed to a nearby restaurant for our 15 yuan or $3 breakfast. Which was a traditional Chinese breakfast so it pretty much consisted of what you would eat for dinner here and hard boiled eggs, steamed buns and some overcooked rice like porridge thing. But it was cheap and filling andContinue reading “Wulinyuan National Park”
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Day 2 in the Park
After the epic day we had had yesterday we awoke feeling a little sore in the feet and legs yet were really excited about another day in the park!! After another interesting breakfast of coffee, dumplings and spicy noodles we were ready for the day. The efficiency of getting around the park was all quiteContinue reading “Day 2 in the Park”
Panda, Panda, Pandas!
We left Zhangjiajie and travelled by train to Yichang and unfortunately we had to stay the night as we couldn’t get a connection straight to Chengdu. But the next night we were in Chengdu for Sechuan food and pandas. We awoke pretty excited as today was Panda day! In northern Chengdu there is a PandaContinue reading “Panda, Panda, Pandas!”
Emei Shan day 1
Today we caught a bus from Chengdu to Emei Shan. All easy. The only confusing bit happened when the bus stopped about 20km away from where we thought we would stop and the bus driver started saying something. Luckily a couple of people helped translate that this was the end of the line but ifContinue reading “Emei Shan day 1”
The Golden Summit
The weather was pretty horrible when we woke up. Very foggy and rainy which doesn’t mix very well with mountain views. Our plan was to get the bus up the mountain and catch the cable car to the Golden summit to see the Jinding Temple and the statue of Samantabhadra (also called Puxian). Then headContinue reading “The Golden Summit”
Giant Buddhas and Chinese Opera!
The other major sight in the area was the world’s largest Buddha in nearby Leshan so we decided to make a detour on our way back to Chengdu and go and have a look. Sarah had been fairly ill the night before but luckily it was just a little bug and was all over byContinue reading “Giant Buddhas and Chinese Opera!”
Terracotta Warriors
We caught our first overnight sleeper train from Chengdu to Xian today which was very exciting but also a little nervous for us considering how much train travel we are going to be doing and what if the cabins were horrible? We decided to pay the extra money for soft sleeper which means you areContinue reading “Terracotta Warriors “
Eating Our Way Around Xi’an
We awoke a bit knackered today after our overnight train and huge day yesterday but set out for a walk around Xi’an starting at the Big Goose Pagoda. On the way Sarah spotted a hairdresser and popped in for a “quick” haircut which ended with the hairdresser (with attendant at full attention by his sideContinue reading “Eating Our Way Around Xi’an”
Beijing
We caught the bullet train from Xian to Beijing, so in 6 hours we travelled well over 1000km, and that is including stops. Incredible. Unfortunately we had both woken up with a head cold so on arrival we rested and went out for an early dinner near us. The next day neither of us hadContinue reading “Beijing “
The Great Wall
Early start today and as usual we had decided to forgo the tour options and try and go and see the great wall ourselves. Well the tour was going to cost us 600Yuan and we reckoned we could do it for 80Yuan and plus it’s far more exciting this way. Anyway we had a listContinue reading “The Great Wall”