Dave Flannery

DaveFlannery

Dave Flannery




Asia » China » Hangzhou June 2nd 2009

Day 47 2/6/2009... Yellow Mountain, Huang Shan After deciding to use just one day for this trip there was the option of either the 6am or 9am bus from the hostel to the coach station on the mountain. The only other option was to get a bus from Tunxi coach station to the mountain which had no guarenteed leaving time, just whenever the bus fills up with enough people. The last bus home to Tunxi from the mountain was at 5pm so the 6am option seemed the most practical. This morning the heavens opened and didnt stop from the time we left until we got to the mountain. After an hour in waterproofs and drenched feet we'd had enough despite seeing some spectacular views and decide to go down. My advice is check the forecasts when ... read more
Disappointing ride back down the mountain
Mountain view
Mountain view

Asia » China » Hangzhou June 1st 2009

31.5.2009- 1.6.2009 Tunxi... Day 46 Yesterday we took the 10.20am bus from Hangzhou to Tunxi and arrived earlier than expected after our hotel recptionist told us that the journey would take 6hrs whereas it actually took 2.5. Upon stepping of the bus we were mobbed by taxi drivers all trying very hard to get us to part with our yuan. We stayed strong until we discovered on the map that the hostel was beyond walking distance so we got a taxi at 10yuan to the International Youth Hostel. We opted for a shared two bed room as it was just 100yuan for two, cheaper than a dorm room in Shanghai. This hopefuly would allow an undisturbed nights sleep which hasn't happened while staying in any of the dorms so far on this trip. The room felt ... read more
Hongcun
Hongcun
Buddha!




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