Shiyou Hotel Wutaishan
Inside Wutai Mountain Tourism Resort Wutaishan, Shanxi, China
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Wutai Shan
... er geen toeristen in Wutaishan waren maar mijn reis naar Pingyao zou me nog meer het gevoel geven dat ik een alien was die uit de ruimte op aarde was afgeleverd. In Taiyuan moest ik namelijk met een lokale bus om vervolgens een treinticket te regelen en op de trein te stappen. Het treinstation was verbazend snel gevonden en daar aangekomen was ik in de stationshal de grootste en meest bekeken verschijning. Bij een bezoek aan een klein winkeltje kreeg ik een baby in mijn ...
Holy mountain
... why until we saw the ticket office. We had expected to spend around 15 yuan into temples today but the entrance fee was 216. Sneaky sneaky. Typical of Tourist Trap China. We'd no choice but to pay. The bus station was inside the village and the nearest town the other direction at the foot of the mountain! It was also raining. We handed over the cash and back on the bus to the village. We decided to visit a couple of the biggest and were going to climb up ti some of ...
Homecoming
... because we were finally with locals but it was by far the best meal of the trip. Soon we were joined by my Mom's cousin who goes by Sue in the States and her daughter "Jeannie" who was born in China and in 1985 moved to Maryland and into my grandparents' house. I had not seen either of them since the wedding. They had been in the village for a few days and had readied the old house for our visit. We drove another 15 minutes and then arrived at the village where a gaggle of ...
The heavenly mountains that go into the sky
... I have to see one bit of graffiti outside of the Americas).
Drum towers, Buddha statues, turtle statues, incense burners, pagados, Dagobas, prayer wheels, cable cars, pilgrims on their hands and knees climbing the 1000 stairs up the mountains, it's all here, and more. The setting is exquisite, and takes your breath away.
Tina and I took the cable car up to the top of ...
Monky Magic
... after room rate had been negotiated, we'd checked that the facilities were all in working order and we'd paid the man, we discovered that our lock didn't work. A replacement room was not forthcoming (except at three times the going rate, the slimy git!) so we decided to leave. We got our money back eventually, after some good natured, yet firm discussion. At last, a use for the 6ft 3” frame they so love to stare at!
It seems we ...


