HUANGSHAN: dinner at Ancient Street 6 May 2010 in HOLIDAYS, Huangshan, Uncategorized

We had dinner whilst at Tunxi Ancient Street, selecting a restaurant that was packed to the brim and also had a queue. There were loads of locals there, so we figured the food would be authentic. I love the concept of ordering food in...

HUANGSHAN: down Tunxi Ancient Street in HOLIDAYS, Huangshan, Uncategorized

In the late afternoon, we took a walk around Tunxi Ancient Street, a pedestrian commercial street that was originally built in the Song Dynasty. Some say it’s like the “Oriental Ancient Rome”. Most of the buildings are 2-3 stories high, stone-based and brick-laid. They’re...

HUANGSHAN: checking out Tunxi city 5 May 2010 in HOLIDAYS, Huangshan, Uncategorized

We woke up early for our holiday to Huangshan Mountain. The first day was spent wandering around the city of Tunxi, which is around 1.5 hours from the mountain. It’s basically where civilisation is, so we could wander around museums, city streets and shops....

OFF TO HUANGSHAN! 1 May 2010 in HOLIDAYS, Huangshan, Uncategorized

We have a freakin’ amazing 5 day public holiday, right now! Hooray for the Shanghai government 🙂 And so we’re off on a holiday to the mountain ranges of Huangshan. Interesting fact: the mountains were the inspiration for the movie Avatar’s floating mountains. I’ve...