It may have been the easy way out to take a cable car up to the top of Huangshan Mountain, but even so, we had a 1 hour walk to our hotel. Very painful because of the sheer amount of steps involved… OUCH!! We went sight-seeing all around as well, which involved steps, steps and more steps. It was like a Stairmaster class.. except it was all day long 😉 Gah.

Fortunately, the fantastic weather made it really fun to wander around outdoors. The mountain peaks were gorgeous and so serene against the sky. I know it all looks fairly similiar in photos, but it was fascinating going to different lookouts and seeing all the different views from the vantage points. What I really needed was a pair of shorts and a thin tank top! My jeans and long-sleeved tops didn’t quite cut it, and I was hot and bothered pretty quickly from all the climbing. Fortunately, once the sun goes down, the temperature drops significantly, so it’s actually really lovely and cool at night.

We had to walk 1 hour (full of up/down stairs!) to the hotel

But at least we were treated to spectacular scenery

Me with our tour guide, who was awesome

Mountain peaks

I had to keep resting cos I am so unfit… oops..

Me and Dad! It is unclear what I’m doing here..

A tree sticking out from the rock

Us stuck together, like the trees behind us 😉

Photo opp!

This is the actual one, taken properly

Gorgeous

It’s a great feeling, being on top of a mountain

Overlooking the world

Resting at the top

This is called “Monkey overlooking the sea”. Can you see him?

And this is “Monkey overlooking the monkey overlooking the sea”. LMAO!
Stone monkey is right above Chris’ knee, in the background.

Video Chris took

I love this pic!

Sweet little pink flowers

STILL climbing upwards

Arghh…. *plod plod plod*