Oh yea, okay, speaking of the tour... and thanks to Sabrina who reminded me:)
There's this guy from our tour group, okay, I know his name but I really ought not to blog about it here. Honestly, he gives me the creeps sometimes. Okay, I have a few things to say to him : Stop thinking ur so hot and cute man, cos ur not, and if you think your 'attracting' us with your looks you're not..
He gave us those looks you get from those honest-to-do real hot people, but he isnt. Yea, and he thinks its so cool to wear a face mask the opposite way also. -.-
Lets recap!
Day 1:
Arrived in Shanghai with China Eastern Airlines on a internation flight. Waited a little over 2 hours for a domestic flight into Dalian. Met the tour guide, Dickson, who happily brought his girlfriend along on this job( WTH!) and who seemed nonchalent about leading us. Visited the Lushun Musuem and Harbour and Bei Da QiaoVisited this little shop to buy nuts and stuff also. Lunch, where I met Sabrina and Cassandra for the 2nd time( the 1st was in the plane) where Sabrina happily told me her name was the same as mine. xD Returned to King Hall hotel for one night.
Day2:
Stayed in Dalian till lunch, where we met the Shenyang tour guide, Xiao Shan, in the restaurant. Dropped Dickson at the busstop after lunch for him( and his gf) to find his way back.He was kinda lazy also, because he was the only tour guide who didnt have to travel with us out of the city. Xiao Shan then did a quick introduction of herself where we learnt that she was only 21 and was hoping to make friends with us during the 2 days she was with us. As it turned out, she did. Coached to Shenyang for 5 hours, and by the time we reached it was time for dinner. After dinner, Xiao Shan brought us to buy winter boots in preparation for Harbin, which was going to be COLD. Returned to the Grand Century hotel.
Day3:
Morning call at 6.30. I woke up earlier to prepare for some packing. Left our overcoats in the hotel room before that, had to rush back to get them and as a result were slightly late for the meeting time, 7.30. Left for this place where we say the 12 emperors that ruled China, also learnt that Shenyang was the place which held the football olympics in 2008. Coached a short distance to the Shenyang Imperial Palace, where Nurhachi ruled with his brother( i think). The rise of the Qing Dynasty started here also. Lunch, the coached to Guai Po, a strange hill that defies gravity. I rode a bicycle with Sabrina down the hill, then upon arriving at the bottom of the hill, the bicycle travelled up the hill by itself. I wasnt peddaling.
Day4 :
Morning call at 7, Coached for a while, then picked up the Tour Guide from Chang chun, Xiao Chen. Continued coaching to Changchun for another 5 hours with Xiao Shan and Xiao Chen. Arrived in ChangChun at around noon, where we had lunch. Then took photos with Xiao Shan before she left to go back to Shenyang. Went skiing after that, as well as a bicycle on ice. There were also husky rides, but its pure animal cruelty if you make them run about on the ice. They're super skinny. Skiing wasnt bad, except that its easy to fall. Dinner after that, then transfer to hotel.
Day5:
Morning call at 7( i think), coached to Jilin, the coach driver lost his way and arrived in 3 hours when it was supposed to be 2. Visited Korean village there, as well as Spotted deer farm. Lunch, then coached back to Changchun for another 2 hours. visited this chinese medicinal herb shop that sells a kind of frog glan that's supposed to be good for health, for guys they've got to choose the white ones while the girls choose blackish ones. Dinner, where Xiao Chen bought 2 Christmas Cakes for us( so sweet right!) as it was Christmas eve. Then back to hotel. Went out for shopping later.
Day 6:
Xiao Chen left us in the morning. Coached to Harbin for another 3.5 hours, but the driver lost his way again, and it stretched to 5 hours. Reached Harbin 2 hours off schedule met the Harbin Tour guide, Xiao Yang. We had a late late lunch. Drove for 2 hours or so to the Snow sculpture place,by then night had fallen. we were given sometime to look at the sculptures fashioned out of snow. The temperature was -27. Coached then again to 冰海大世界to see the ice sculptures this time. Dinner after, then hotel.
Day 7:
Last actual day. Visited a museum, but it was locked up at that point. Then coached to this small shopping centre, where we bought a few souvenirs for friends. Coached on then to this place where we saw people jumping into the icy cold waters to swim during mid winter. Everyone was commenting that they were crazy, but strong people. Then we visited St. Sophia Church. Moved on to the Ligers( Tiger+Lion) park, where we drove into the park in the bus. The tigers and all were free to roam, so we had to carefully manuoevre the coach around them, but it was quite hard as the tigers were inquisitive and were very interested in peeing on the tyres of the bus, which this tour guide Xiao Yang carefully noted. Coached on to Harbin Polarland, where we watched the Sea Lion performance and the Beluga Whale performance, not to mention all the other aquatic animals and artic animals amongst them.
Last but not least we visited Zhao Lin Park. It had very nice ice sculptures and we exited the park very early as it was too cold to carry on. Problem was, we didnt know where the bus was parked. So we walked round and round the entire square of the Park, hoping to find the bus but to no avail. It was really running late, about half an hour late. Halfway through, I thought I saw the bus moving along the road with all the people inside waving bye. I think i was hallucinating. Then I suddenly remembered that the bus was parked at the opposite end of the road, so we crossed over- and there it was. I think i cried or something out of relief. But I embarassed myself in the process.
Day8:
Last day, we coached to the Zhong Yang Da Jie, a street of never ending shops. We were only given 1/2 an hour, so it wasnt much before we had to meet the tour guide Xiao Yang again.Coached to the place for lunch in about 10 mins, it was a pretty subdued occasion because it was going to be our last lunch together. Coached to the airport after that, took 50 mins. Said bye to the tour guide and headed for the plane.
Recollecting this now, I regret that I didnt ask Xiao Shan for her email so
I could send her the photos. Sigh Sigh Sigh.
There's this guy from our tour group, okay, I know his name but I really ought not to blog about it here. Honestly, he gives me the creeps sometimes. Okay, I have a few things to say to him : Stop thinking ur so hot and cute man, cos ur not, and if you think your 'attracting' us with your looks you're not..
He gave us those looks you get from those honest-to-do real hot people, but he isnt. Yea, and he thinks its so cool to wear a face mask the opposite way also. -.-
Lets recap!
Day 1:
Arrived in Shanghai with China Eastern Airlines on a internation flight. Waited a little over 2 hours for a domestic flight into Dalian. Met the tour guide, Dickson, who happily brought his girlfriend along on this job( WTH!) and who seemed nonchalent about leading us. Visited the Lushun Musuem and Harbour and Bei Da QiaoVisited this little shop to buy nuts and stuff also. Lunch, where I met Sabrina and Cassandra for the 2nd time( the 1st was in the plane) where Sabrina happily told me her name was the same as mine. xD Returned to King Hall hotel for one night.
Day2:
Stayed in Dalian till lunch, where we met the Shenyang tour guide, Xiao Shan, in the restaurant. Dropped Dickson at the busstop after lunch for him( and his gf) to find his way back.He was kinda lazy also, because he was the only tour guide who didnt have to travel with us out of the city. Xiao Shan then did a quick introduction of herself where we learnt that she was only 21 and was hoping to make friends with us during the 2 days she was with us. As it turned out, she did. Coached to Shenyang for 5 hours, and by the time we reached it was time for dinner. After dinner, Xiao Shan brought us to buy winter boots in preparation for Harbin, which was going to be COLD. Returned to the Grand Century hotel.
Day3:
Morning call at 6.30. I woke up earlier to prepare for some packing. Left our overcoats in the hotel room before that, had to rush back to get them and as a result were slightly late for the meeting time, 7.30. Left for this place where we say the 12 emperors that ruled China, also learnt that Shenyang was the place which held the football olympics in 2008. Coached a short distance to the Shenyang Imperial Palace, where Nurhachi ruled with his brother( i think). The rise of the Qing Dynasty started here also. Lunch, the coached to Guai Po, a strange hill that defies gravity. I rode a bicycle with Sabrina down the hill, then upon arriving at the bottom of the hill, the bicycle travelled up the hill by itself. I wasnt peddaling.
Day4 :
Morning call at 7, Coached for a while, then picked up the Tour Guide from Chang chun, Xiao Chen. Continued coaching to Changchun for another 5 hours with Xiao Shan and Xiao Chen. Arrived in ChangChun at around noon, where we had lunch. Then took photos with Xiao Shan before she left to go back to Shenyang. Went skiing after that, as well as a bicycle on ice. There were also husky rides, but its pure animal cruelty if you make them run about on the ice. They're super skinny. Skiing wasnt bad, except that its easy to fall. Dinner after that, then transfer to hotel.
Day5:
Morning call at 7( i think), coached to Jilin, the coach driver lost his way and arrived in 3 hours when it was supposed to be 2. Visited Korean village there, as well as Spotted deer farm. Lunch, then coached back to Changchun for another 2 hours. visited this chinese medicinal herb shop that sells a kind of frog glan that's supposed to be good for health, for guys they've got to choose the white ones while the girls choose blackish ones. Dinner, where Xiao Chen bought 2 Christmas Cakes for us( so sweet right!) as it was Christmas eve. Then back to hotel. Went out for shopping later.
Day 6:
Xiao Chen left us in the morning. Coached to Harbin for another 3.5 hours, but the driver lost his way again, and it stretched to 5 hours. Reached Harbin 2 hours off schedule met the Harbin Tour guide, Xiao Yang. We had a late late lunch. Drove for 2 hours or so to the Snow sculpture place,by then night had fallen. we were given sometime to look at the sculptures fashioned out of snow. The temperature was -27. Coached then again to 冰海大世界to see the ice sculptures this time. Dinner after, then hotel.
Day 7:
Last actual day. Visited a museum, but it was locked up at that point. Then coached to this small shopping centre, where we bought a few souvenirs for friends. Coached on then to this place where we saw people jumping into the icy cold waters to swim during mid winter. Everyone was commenting that they were crazy, but strong people. Then we visited St. Sophia Church. Moved on to the Ligers( Tiger+Lion) park, where we drove into the park in the bus. The tigers and all were free to roam, so we had to carefully manuoevre the coach around them, but it was quite hard as the tigers were inquisitive and were very interested in peeing on the tyres of the bus, which this tour guide Xiao Yang carefully noted. Coached on to Harbin Polarland, where we watched the Sea Lion performance and the Beluga Whale performance, not to mention all the other aquatic animals and artic animals amongst them.
Last but not least we visited Zhao Lin Park. It had very nice ice sculptures and we exited the park very early as it was too cold to carry on. Problem was, we didnt know where the bus was parked. So we walked round and round the entire square of the Park, hoping to find the bus but to no avail. It was really running late, about half an hour late. Halfway through, I thought I saw the bus moving along the road with all the people inside waving bye. I think i was hallucinating. Then I suddenly remembered that the bus was parked at the opposite end of the road, so we crossed over- and there it was. I think i cried or something out of relief. But I embarassed myself in the process.
Day8:
Last day, we coached to the Zhong Yang Da Jie, a street of never ending shops. We were only given 1/2 an hour, so it wasnt much before we had to meet the tour guide Xiao Yang again.Coached to the place for lunch in about 10 mins, it was a pretty subdued occasion because it was going to be our last lunch together. Coached to the airport after that, took 50 mins. Said bye to the tour guide and headed for the plane.
Recollecting this now, I regret that I didnt ask Xiao Shan for her email so
I could send her the photos. Sigh Sigh Sigh.Shenyang Tour Guide Xiao Shan and I at Guai Po.
At the restaurant where we had our last lunch with Xiao Shan.
From Left: Sabrina, Cassandra, pumpkin, me, Xiao Shan
From Left: Mr Ng, Cassandra, Me, Sabrina
AT Shenyang Imperial Palace, me holding the tour guide flag! :D
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