Montag, 27. Mai 2013
Lijiang 丽江
highpeak, 05:50h
The next morning we were lucky as we could afford to sleep until 9 am, great feeling!
Enjoyed the (also western style) breakfast in the hotel with real cappucino and left to the Chengdu airport to catch our flight to Lijiang in Yunnan Province.
About 1.5 hours later we arrived in Lijiang airport where we were supposed to meet Maggie, who took some days off to join us for the old town of Lijiang and the hike through Tiger Leaping gorge.
This time Maggies flight was delayed so we took first the booked taxi and drove to Lijiang. A young girl from the booked hotel picked us up at the entrance to the old town and leaded us to a really lovely place: a small hotel in a courtyard in the middle of the old town, just a few rooms, a family run business by a Shanghainese guy who moved here. Rooms were simpe but cosy and we immediately liked the place.
Markus and me were strolling around the little streets, packed with Chinese tourists and were waiting for Maggie to arrive. Around 6 pm she finally made it to Lijiang and I was so happy to see her, after 3 weeks!
Together we continued sightseeing and window shopping (no windows there, just many many shops...) when I got an email from our Italian friend Francesco whom we met before: He also arrived in Lijiang so we caught up with him and spend the rest of the evening together.
The next morning early picture session by Markus
and afterwards we enjoyed a nice breakfast in N'kitchen, a small cafe/restaurant place at one of the quieter squares in Lijiang. Afterwards started a nice walk out of Lijiang to another old town, Shuhe. In principal it is a smaller version of Lijiang, same kind of shops, just smaller. We had lunch in a small place, no menu, you just go to the fridge and show the guys what you want to eat and they cook.
Delicious food (veggie, I loved the eggplant) and unbelievable cheap.
Back to Lijiang was a small hazzle as we were to stubborn and stingy to pay more than the double price than the locals for the small taxi (they asked for 5 RMB per person instead of 2), but with the convincing negotiation skills of our friend Francesco (I dont leave your car if you dont drive for 3 RMB and playing this game for 20 minutes until the driver gave up)
we made it. Immediately invested this huge saving into the next beer...
Evening was quiet as we went to bed early to be prepared for the next morning, our way to Tiger Leaping gorge.
Enjoyed the (also western style) breakfast in the hotel with real cappucino and left to the Chengdu airport to catch our flight to Lijiang in Yunnan Province.
About 1.5 hours later we arrived in Lijiang airport where we were supposed to meet Maggie, who took some days off to join us for the old town of Lijiang and the hike through Tiger Leaping gorge.
This time Maggies flight was delayed so we took first the booked taxi and drove to Lijiang. A young girl from the booked hotel picked us up at the entrance to the old town and leaded us to a really lovely place: a small hotel in a courtyard in the middle of the old town, just a few rooms, a family run business by a Shanghainese guy who moved here. Rooms were simpe but cosy and we immediately liked the place.
Markus and me were strolling around the little streets, packed with Chinese tourists and were waiting for Maggie to arrive. Around 6 pm she finally made it to Lijiang and I was so happy to see her, after 3 weeks!
Together we continued sightseeing and window shopping (no windows there, just many many shops...) when I got an email from our Italian friend Francesco whom we met before: He also arrived in Lijiang so we caught up with him and spend the rest of the evening together.
The next morning early picture session by Markus
and afterwards we enjoyed a nice breakfast in N'kitchen, a small cafe/restaurant place at one of the quieter squares in Lijiang. Afterwards started a nice walk out of Lijiang to another old town, Shuhe. In principal it is a smaller version of Lijiang, same kind of shops, just smaller. We had lunch in a small place, no menu, you just go to the fridge and show the guys what you want to eat and they cook.
Delicious food (veggie, I loved the eggplant) and unbelievable cheap.
Back to Lijiang was a small hazzle as we were to stubborn and stingy to pay more than the double price than the locals for the small taxi (they asked for 5 RMB per person instead of 2), but with the convincing negotiation skills of our friend Francesco (I dont leave your car if you dont drive for 3 RMB and playing this game for 20 minutes until the driver gave up)
we made it. Immediately invested this huge saving into the next beer...
Evening was quiet as we went to bed early to be prepared for the next morning, our way to Tiger Leaping gorge.
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