Trip to Chengdu.

As expected...

It's been a fun trip whenever I spent time with the university hallmates... I felt so 'at home' whenever I was hanging out with them (cause I'm just too used to the life then?)... and this time, it's a non-stop 6 days journey~

28th morning... still need to pop back at office for the handover, despite I was taking leave on that day...

Fortunately nothing unexpected.

The journey to guang zhou is already a fascinating experience... the train ride, the feeling of 'lost' in a foreign city... the language echoing in the background... probably the most important of all.... finally a time for a break~

Sleeping non-stop on the plane... as I know it'd be a long (and occasional torturous) journey ahead...

By the time we arrive, it's almost past midnight in Chengdu... fortunately we settle quickly at Tat's place.

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First day of journey... a city tour of chengdu...

Been to some really old temples, the zoo and an 'old city' (dunno why it looks the same everywhere...)

All was great

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Depart for Jiu jai gou on the second day... I cant stop praying on the plane, though it's only a ride shortly over 45 minutes, but seeing the mountains right the the belly of the plane is still some hair raising experience...

Still able to make it out in one piece.... then was the long long taxi ride from airport to the valley. Met an Indian guy along the way who agreed to join our tour in the valley~

After some effort (and a lot of admission fees) we finally make it inside the valley... I was a bit disappointed for the first few scene as I felt I could have seen similiar ones somewhere else... but as I head deeper into the valley, I started to question my own eyes...

How was that possible? The lake was so serene and the water is crystal clear with a tint of blue, the algae on the lake bed had coloured the water with patches of green. Together with the occasional ripple or mist on the water surface, the view was just magnificient...

And what's special about that place was that, whenever you started to feel bored about the awesome scenes, it'll give you a bit of excitement... say you've seen a small waterfall and amazed at its beauty, after a few turns, you will be amazed at the sheer size and power of another...

It's good expectations at every turn of corner... really, that's why it's so special~

Spent the night at one of the village in the valley. Technically it's not allowed, but it was such a norm that nobody seems to surprise why we're there... they even offered their 'home' for our stay... in fact... I've never seen a 'home' so much like a hotel.... with so many double and triple rooms on every floor?? You must be having a large family in order to fill those rooms....

But staying there do give one big advantage. The sun set only until 9... if i were to follow a tour, I will be escorted out of the valley at six, the latest.... but now I got the chance to really see the scenes without being pushed around by other tourists (the notorious Chinese tourist, mind you)... Simply good.

Spent the third day there too, skipped seeing Huang Long as the schedule was too tight... but nevermind, it's just too heavenly in there.

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Nightmare starts at night... Received news that our plane was delayed and therefore we stayed a few hours in a nearby hotel (provided by the airline)... After checking in the plane, we waited for a while longer before we took off... after a very brief flying, the captain made an announcement over the intercom stating that the airport in Chengdu had been closed because of tunderstorm, and therefore we would be heading for Xi'an...

What?

Too tired now... will continue writing, probably tomorrow...