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Chengdu, China


After Misty Mountains and Giant Buddhas we decided to go north in Sichuan.
Our target was a National Park 10 hours by bus from Chengdu called Jiuzhaigou.

The bus ride was indeed entertaining, we know now that all chinese busdrivers are psychotic madmen. They drive like hell and honk the horn for everything, they honk if they want a car to get out of the way or if there is people on the road (on the side of the road that is) or if...actually, they honk constantly...

Anyway, we arrived in the town of the National Park and who could believe just 10 hours north it would be so freezing cold. We got a room in a hard to find hostel and then went for dinner. We had some of the best food so far in China, A sichuan speciality(unfortunately I dont know what it is called) quite spicy but full of flavour with lots of spices, potato, chicken, tofu, cucumber and loads of stuff....YUMMY!

After sleeping it was hard to get up because we knew it was gonna be cold as hell...
The park is famous for its amazing lakes, it is a bit annoying though that to get around in the park we had to take buses, it is impossible to walk from one lake to another because that is the stupid rules, well, anyway, it was absolutely stunning. The lakes are greenish

but extremly clear and in the lakes it is possible to see old sunken trees and
plants. They also have some very cool waterfalls. There is also old Tibetan like villages, but they have unfortunately (in the name of tourism!) been turned in to shops for crap
souvenirs that are mostly bought by chinese tourists. But we liked the views in the park very much...

We don't have alot of pictures because the download is slow so we will put more when we can

After this it was back to Chengdu and then down south To Guilin where we are now, a 24 hours train ride from Chengdu...in the south. It is nice and warm here...


Puss o kram! Bisous and kisses

Ola And Agnes

VERSION FRANCAISE !!!

Après les montagnes embrumées et les bouddhas géants, nous décidons d’aller vers le nord dans le Sichuan. Notre but, c’est un parc national du nom de Jiuzhaigou à 10 heures de bus de Chengdu.
Ce voyage en bus était vraiment spécial… Nous savons maintenant que tous les conducteurs de bus chinois sont des fous psychotiques. Ils conduisent d’une façon infernale, klaxonnent pour tout et n’importe quoi : quand ils veulent qu’une voiture les laisse passer ou s’il y a des gens sur la route (même sur le côté) ou si… enfin, ils klaxonnent sans arrêt…
Enfin ! nous sommes arrivés dans la ville du National Park et qui aurait pu croire que 10 heures plus tard et dans le nord, il ferait si froid. Nous avons trouvé une chambre dans une auberge et sommes allés diner. Là, nous avons mangé la meilleure nourriture de Chine : une spécialité du Sichuan (malheureusement, je ne sais pas comment ça s’appelle) assez épicée mais très savoureuse avec nombre d’épices, des pommes de terre, du poulet, du tofu, du concombre et plein d’autres ingrédients… MMMM !
Après avoir dormi, il nous a été difficile de nous lever parce que nous savions que le temps serait glacial… le parc est réputé pour ses lacs spectaculaires mais l’ennui, c’est que pour en faire le tour, nous devons prendre les bus… c’est impossible de se rendre d’un lac à l’autre en marchant à cause de réglementations stupides, mais c’était absolument stupéfiant. Les lacs sont verdâtres mais extrèmement clairs et on peut y voir les vieux arbres engloutis et les plantes. Il y a aussi des chutes d’eau très froides. Il y a également de vieux villages tibétains qui, en raison du tourisme, ont été transformés en boutiques de souvenirs inutiles qui sont achetés en général par les touristes chinois. Mais nous avons apprécié énormément les paysages dans le parc…
Nous n’avons pas beaucoup de photos étant donné que le chargement est lent et nous en mettrons plus dès que nous le pourrons.
Après cela, retour à Chengdu, puis vers Guilin au sud où nous nous trouvons maintenant, un voyage en train de 24 heures… ici, il fait beau et chaud…

Puss o kram! Bisous and kisses



permalink written by  agnesola on December 6, 2007 from Chengdu, China
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how wonderful those landscapes are ! so beautiful colors !you didn't think you will be cold in these chinese area. Is it winter overthere in this part of China ?
allez.... gros bisous chaleureux de...


permalink written by  maman danielle on December 6, 2007


At christmas It would be very nice if you tell Manu : "Delphine would be very happy if you think about a trip in a so very nice country" she needs travelling with Clélie to be more relax and to forget her job !
We love you : Clélie and Delphine


permalink written by  Clélie and Delphine on December 6, 2007


Great to hear that the food is so good! The green colour in the lakes looks like the rivers in Norway. Very nice. Do all chines drive like maniacs? I read in a paper, all drivers in China get 12 points the day they get the drivinglicens, every time the police takes them they loose 3 points, when the points are gone they must wait a year and then take a new drivinglicens. May be they are frustrated for that and get out the angry on the horn?
Agnes , happy birthday on the 14 of december have a great day. Önskar Claes och Titti.



permalink written by  Claes Claeson on December 8, 2007


Mammarules!!
There is no bad, cold weather you know, there is only bad clothes!! Cold weather -warm clothes!! Ola knows what I mean. Wonderful photos. Be warm and safe, we love you, see you soon!!!! Mamma Titti!!!!!!


permalink written by  Titti Claesson on December 10, 2007

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