HUANGSHAN: hiking around the mountain 8 May 2010 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...

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....