3-9 Blog David, Michelle and I were picked up by a people carrier to go to Jiu Zhai Gou. It is prounced very similar to “George I Go”, and offers spectacular pristine alpine scenery. Unfortunatly it is massively touristed, so we would not enjoy the views alone. We decided to get an all inclusive tour, being the cheapest and most convienient option, although it did take some of the adventure away from the trip. The roads and the driving put the adventure back in. Steep drops, hairpin bends combined with the usual driving style encountered in the city (less of mirror, signal, maneuver and more of honking and hoping) made it a little unnerving. We got to our accommodation, a 3 star hotel, at least 2000m above sea level, and had dinner before going straight to
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