HUANGSHAN: going home 9 May 2010 in HOLIDAYS, Huangshan, Uncategorized

It was nice having a little getaway to Huangshan Mountain, and simply awesome that we had a 5-day public holiday. This should happen at least once a month! 😉 Since we live in Shanghai’s chaotic city, dirty air and messy streets, it was really...

HUANGSHAN: sunrise on the mountain in HOLIDAYS, Huangshan, Uncategorized

We did something craaazy whilst at Huangshan Mountain. Decided to get up to watch the sunrise over the mountains. It’s basically THE thing to do whilst you’re up on the mountain, and tons of guests at the hotels on the mountain top also go...

HUANGSHAN: trekking at Grand Canyon 8 May 2010 in HOLIDAYS, Huangshan, Uncategorized

Chris and I decided to go on the Grand Canyon Walk ourselves at Huangshan Mountain. Our guide warned us it has a LOT of stairs and is more strenuous, and boy, it really was. We walked and climbed until our legs couldn’t quite move...

HUANGSHAN: hiking around the mountain in HOLIDAYS, Huangshan, Uncategorized

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...

HUANGSHAN: going up the mountain 7 May 2010 in HOLIDAYS, Huangshan, Uncategorized

The next few posts contain photos split over several days.. but I tried to consolidate it as much as possible, hence why it looks like we did a LOT in a super short period of time 😉 The main part of our trip was...