JiuZhaiGou to ChengDu (21st Sept) | |
![]() I can hear rain drops hitting the ground. I don't think I will be able to take a lot of PICs today anyway. Maybe it's time to leave. So be it. Bus back to ChengDu leaves at 8am.
There is no tour bus going towards the gate this early so we get a ride
from ZhouMa's neighbor. When we hurry past the Reed HaiJis, we finally get
to see a perfect mirror image of the mountains and trees. It's, however, 7:55am and
we barely have time to take a quick PIC. Bye JiuZhaiGou, this is a nice farewell
gift and I will remember it. |
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Can't see enough of JiuZhaiGou? Kam pays another trip trip to JiuZhaiGou in Oct of 2002. October is the time of the year when JiuZhaiGou is the most colorful. Don't miss it. (Go to JiuZhaiGou Trip II) | |
![]() There seems to be 2 different worlds inside and outside of the gate. Outside, people are materialistic and unmerciful; inside, people are sincere and hearty. Why 10 miles apart makes such a difference? All I can come up with is that JiuZhaiGou is really a fairyland. |
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Xing and Juan got their tickets yesterday. Me? I talk to the manager for 20 minutes and he insists there is no ticket left. In fact, he doesn't care. At 9:30am, they decide to put
whoever has ticket onto bus #1 and let it go first. So I have to use rule
#1 of surviving mainland China - do it anyway while pretending to be
innocent. I take a seat beside Xing on bus#1 and tell the ticket checker with a
near-crying face "I am with him and I have to get back to ChengDu
today." 5 minutes later, I get my ticket. Bingo. |
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![]() After we left, 2 buses were sent
from nearby towns to take care of the remaining passengers. These buses
were 1.5 hours behind us, now it's 15 minutes. "These driver must
have no wife and no kids!" says Mr. Swiss. I also find out that my bus'
driver is the one who drove the bus from ChengDu yesterday. That means he
had only taken a 2 hour nap before he goes behind the wheel again. When asked what he thinks of JiuZhaiGou, he says "I thought it was like a national park, quiet and nice. But in fact, there are way too many people around." I have my feet in the air to agree to his point. That is maybe the only shortcoming of JiuZhaiGou. If local authority is not paying attention to the problem, it could turn into a nightmare. |
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![]() After checking into a hotel, we make use of our every minute to find good food. |
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