My goal of coming to this province was to see Zhijin Cave, which is one of the biggest caves in China. I got some information that there was a bus leaving at 7AM from the bus station. I woke up at 6AM, walked 30 minutes to the station and found out there was no bus. …
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Day 299 – Chongqing to Guiyang, China
I took the 10:10AM bus from Chongqing south to Guizhou province and it’s capital of Guiyang. There must have been 100 bridges and tunnels on the 5.5 hour stretch of new highway between the two cities. It was quite impressive. There was only one bridge that was unfinished and half the road was blocked at …
Day 298 – Chongqing / Dazu, China
Today I did a organized tour to the Dazu Rock Carvings. Since it was a Chinese tour, the first stop was at a rundown temple where they would try to charge big money for good wishes and the like. After that it was the included lunch of 8 dishes. I ate like crazy here since …
Day 297 – Chongqing, China
After a simple free breakfast at the hostel and after I washed my clothes, I went into the center of the city. Actually I was planning on going to the Three Gorges Museum, but there was no direct bus there. I was planning on changing buses, but the conductor never told me to get off …
Day 296 – Chongqing, China
With some help, I was able to recharge my prepaid SIM card in my phone today. I ran out of credit a couple days ago. I took the 8:30 morning bus for a 7 hour trip to Chongqing, one of the biggest cities in China. For the second time in 3 days the person sitting …
Day 295 – Mount Emei, China
After coming down the top of the mountain yesterday, I took another bus today to the middle of the mountain. It was a different situation today since it is a holiday weekend in China. The bus station was crowded and everything was a lot slower. Buying a ticket meant I had to go through the …
Day 294 – Mount Emei, China
Emei Shan, as it is called in Chinese, is 3077m or 10100ft high. I decided to take the bus most of the way (2400m) and then walk the rest. The two hour bus ride was nice, winding along a river up the mountain. I knew it was going to be cold at the top, so …
Day 293 – Leshan, China
I’m staying next to Mount Emei, but first I wanted to visit nearby Leshan, home of the world’s largest Buddha statue. I kind of wish I had my student ID still, because students get half price admission on most things in China. For example, the entry fee today was $17 for me or $8.50 for …
Day 290-292 – Chengdu, China
My camera fell again. This time it will out of my backpack while I was wearing it onto a brick floor about 5 feet below. My backpack was overstuffed and the zipper came open while I walked. At first I heard and saw my computer AC adapter fall on the floor, so I turned around …
Day 289 – Chengdu, China
I’m officially in a new province called Sichuan now. The capital is Chengdu, and I arrived here after 18 hours on the train, 2:30 in the afternoon. I don’t really think too much about the long train rides anymore. I was able to meet some friends and try the authentic Sichuan hot pot. It is …