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| The scenery was beautiful in the morning |
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| Lots of tourists on the main attractions |
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| The stairs are built onto the cliff wall, but I felt secure walking there |
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| We met five monkeys in the beginning, but no monkey showed up after that |
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| The monkey is leading the way |
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| The clouds covered up most of the view after these pictures |
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| I would have loved to see more of these mountain tops |
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| Love locks |
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| The locks were attached to everything |
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| You could spot the old and new ones |
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| I found the locks very interesting and they only cost 35rmb to have your names carved into |
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| No transportation on the mountain so everything has to be carried by hand |
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| Hotel supplies on the way down? |
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| Confusing signs |
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| Stairs leading down, until the next up hill comes along |
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| The welcoming pine tree was very far away |
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| Luckily there were lots of seats on the way |
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| Who has carved all these pathways in the mountains? |
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| I almost died on the way up. These stairs were pure hell |
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| The same stairs but picture taken from the top |
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| Back on the ground after taking the cable car down from the mountain |
Syy yli viikon mittaiseen
blogi hiljaisuuteen johtui siitä, että kävin Anhuissa. Vietimme suurimman osan
viikosta CCn sedän kodissa Anqingissa, mutta kävimme myös Keltaisella vuorella,
joka on tunnettu vuori Kiinassa. Otimme yhdeksän aikaan aamulla köysiradan ylös
vuorelle, sillä ylös kiipeäminen rappusia pitkin kestäisi kolmisen tuntia, ja
sieltä lähdimme kävelemään eri reittejä pitkin katsomaan maisemia. Valitsimme
huonon päivän, sillä vuorella satoi hieman ja oli muutenkin pilvistä. Suurimmaksi
osaksi emme maisemia nähneet, vaan ainoastaan valkoisen seinämän. Reitit olivat
hyvin tehtyjä, mutta todella rankkoja. Rappusia oli aivan liikaa, sillä niitä
on suurin piirtein 60,000 kappaletta. Ainakin jalat ja peppu sai hyvät treenit
siltä päivältä, ja pohkeet olivat monta päivää kipeänä jälkikäteen. Korkeimmillaan
vuoren huiput olivat yli 1,800m korkeudessa. Kävelimme vuorella noin kuutisen
tuntia ennen kuin otimme köysiradan alas vuorelta. Vuorelle meneminen on
todella kallista, sillä pitää ostaa kalliit sisäänpääsyliput, bussiliput, köysivaunuliput
edestakaisin jne. Vielä jos haluaa nähdä auringon nousun ja laskun, joutuu
maksamaan hotellista, ja ne eivät olleet mitään halpoja yöpymispaikkoja. Olen
iloinen, että matkustimme vuorelle, mutta jäimme paljosta paitsi, sillä sää ei
ollut parhaimmillaan. Ensi kerralla taidamme mennä talvella, sillä liput ovat
silloin halvempia ja sää usein parempi.
The
reason for my blog silence was due to me traveling to Anhui province. I spent a
week in Anqing mostly sleeping and eating, but we also made a quick trip to
Yellow Mountain. It is a famous mountain that a lot of tourists visit. We only
had one day at the mountain so we walked around for six hours. To save time we
took the cable car both up and down from the mountain. We had chosen a bad day
to visit, since it was raining and cloudy. On the bright side there were less
tourists and crowds, and at some parts we were completely alone. Going to the
mountain is pretty expensive, since everything cost a lot. Entrance tickets
were 230rmb, buss one way 20rmb, cableway one way 80rmb etc. Most people think
that staying in a hotel on top of the mountain and seeing the sun rise is
mandatory, but that would cost even more. The tracks and paths are well made
but not meant for the unfit. Maybe we just walked fast, since we wanted to see a
lot, but it was really tiresome to walk up and down. The mountain has some
60,000 stairs and we got and good work out from that trip. I’m a bit sad that
we missed all the great views due to the weather condition, but I’m still glad
we visited at least one new place during our time in Anhui.
