"In the past two years and three months, I have won, lost, laughed, cried, questioned, gossiped, criticized, and shaded, never defended, no need to defend. Tonight's feast is finally over, and the achievements are famous and full of absurdity. -------------------------------------------------
In the second half of 2013, the mood continued to be bad, and finally the jasmine mushroom cold decided to walk roughly, scatter, and find back the original heart of the relaxed and cheerful...
China is very big, and where to go, it has become the first problem. Of course, there is a bigger problem, which is my fear of heights. On this premise, the train trip is my first choice. After Beijing, Nanjing, which has a train and is not too far from Qingdao, has become my first choice. Oops, not Xiamen Travelogue?.. Jasmine girl and I am not a company, leave of nature can not be the same, I asked for five days plus two weekends can rest for nine days, but she can only rest for three days, slowly the train can only be abandoned.
Jasmine recommended Xiamen, and Xuan'er, a colleague who had just been to Xiamen in the summer, also recommended Xiamen, and in the end, my fear of heights was crossed, so I finalized Xiamen...
The round-trip air ticket plus various expenses cost a total of more than a thousand and dozens of dollars, and the accommodation of two people cost a total of more than five hundred points...
On November 18th, the gray machine at more than 8 o'clock in the evening, with the fear of going to the airport for the first time, afraid of traffic jams and late missing the plane, accompanied by the sudden wind in the island city, was so rough. On the way to the airport, we actually received a text message from the gray machine to take off the next afternoon, which was really bad news for us who had booked the distance room and could only go for three days. After a little discussion, we still decided to go to the airport to ask, if you really can't take off, and even moved the idea of self-driving to travel past, now think about it, it is very impulsive and sloppy a few hearts ah ~ ~ ~
Fortunately, after consulting with the staff, there was another plane that was ten minutes away and there were two seats on it, one in the first row, one in the almost penultimate row, and Jasmine and I still got on the gray Xiamen plane on the 18th. Here we want to remind everyone, even if you receive a text message, you must go to the airport to ask again, rather than directly return home, ah, life is everywhere surprised ~ ~ ~
With the nervousness of riding the gray plane for the first time, I wanted to discuss with Miss Jasmine and the people around me on the plane, and change together, just like a train. Jasmine said that my seat was in the first row, the curtain was pulled open and it was first class, no one should want to change, we stood at the tail of the plane and waited for the person sitting next to her to come. Wait, wait, wait, the planes are about to take off, and people are finally coming, blonde hair and blue eyes, a handsome guy!!
But we are not afraid, we are learning English well!! Hard scalp stumbled to express the idea of wanting to change seats, the result of people want to lean against the window (I am by the corridor), stunned is not with me to change, I am the first seat behind the first class curtain well, do not change with me, hum hum ~ ~
The first trip to the gray machine, there are many magical things, sitting back by yourself is not so nervous and anxious, it may also be because it is dark, you can't see outside, and you are not too afraid.
Here to recommend Xiamen Airlines, compared to the return of Shandong Airlines, there are many merits. First of all, Chinese the trilingual broadcast in English and Hokkien, it is very distinctive and unforgettable. Secondly, it is a delicious airplane meal. Every time I look at the news about the plane, the bad airplane meal will always be mentioned, it is estimated that I am not too picky person, the first time I eat, I think it is quite good, of course, compared to those international flights above those big meals are indeed too far away, but content and happy! ! !
At twelve o'clock in the night (I found that I could not remember the exact time, I could only remember a little more or a little less), the plane landed in Xiamen. The airport will provide a free map, after reading can do a simple understanding of Xiamen, very good, always hope that other cities can learn from it.
The preparation before the trip was enough, in the evening we booked a special room for a nearby hotel chain, as long as a hundred yuan a night, there is no window, but for us who stay very late and leave very early, it is very affordable, and the window is not so important
One of the things that makes a good impression of Xiamen is the airport taxi. I don't know if it was accidental or just so standardized, in short, we lined up with the large troops, just under the command of the staff, took a watch and did not take a detour car, more than a dozen pieces seemed to arrive at the place where they lived - a shop of Jinjiang Inn ~ ~~
The final task, of course, is to have a good rest and be well prepared for the next journey!!
d-1,2: Gulangyu Island
In the morning, with the help of the hotel reception, I found the bus stop and arrived at the ferry. Lucky to be there, the ferry ticket was only eight dollars. Originally thought that the distance between Gulangyu Island and Xiamen was like the distance between Qingdao and Huangdao, but it took less than five minutes by boat to arrive. There are people selling second-tier tickets on the boat, so they go up for five minutes, and I really feel a bit of a pit. Of course, compared to the current tens of dollars to go to the island, it is nothing.
Cape Seven was booked at home in advance, but after going to the island, I found that it was not the peak season, there were empty houses everywhere, and it was still a special price... For two people with a bad sense of direction, finding a place to live becomes a big problem. Walked two long tunnels and took more than half an hour to find a place to live. As a result, when I left the island, it took only five minutes to follow the map...
There is no hotel chain on the island, most of the hotels are renovated according to the villas of that year, we live in Cape Seven, the first floor provides food, and there is a balcony on the top floor, or quite good...
Cape Seven will provide a hand-drawn map, and after consulting the little girl at the front desk where to have fun, we will have a rough hair.
In a small shop nearby, I bought a stamp book that almost all tourists will buy (speaking of the stamp book, it seems to be a feature of Gulangyu Island that learned with the World Expo, at the beginning almost every store had it, used to attract tourists, and later, probably because tourists just went in to stamp and did not buy anything, some shopkeepers were annoyed, and also canceled this activity, which is a small regret for tourists to find that there is no seal after going in).
There are many museums and the like on the island, because I want tickets, and I am not very interested, so I did not choose, but went to the free Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall...
Later, during the walk, in my great-uncle's shop, I chatted with a local grandmother and learned that Gulangyu Island was divided into residential areas, cultural areas, and commercial areas. In the days of the island, almost non-stop in the commercial area, that is, the famous Longtou Road, wandering...
The business district feels like a central point diverging around, many famous shops, such as Chen Can Western-style Tea Pu, Zhang San Crazy Milk Tea Shop, Lin's Fish Balls, Federal Tea Bureau, Sugar Cat, Su Xiao Sugar, etc., some even opened several, for road fools, often walk and walk back, so that personally think that the best squid on Gulangyu Island was found on a road that had never been walked on the last night...
The island sells the most tea, almost you enter a tea shop, someone will give you a cup of tea to try, very enthusiastic. Then there is the famous preserved meat, many people try to eat, many people buy, it is a crowded scene.
Specialties are more recommended in the deep alley of the Golden Orchid Cake Shop, at night back to the place of residence accidentally encountered, an old shop, things are freshly made, and not expensive, after buying a few tastings, bought a box of lotus paste for parents to eat home, they are full of praise.
As the locals say, Gulangyu Island is mostly full of merchants and tourists, and the locals have moved to Xiamen to live. The same is true of the staff in the shops, who start preparing to close their doors and close their doors at around eight or nine o'clock every night and then take the boat home. Recommend that before they close business, they will tell you some secrets in Hokkien Mandarin that you don't know.
Gulangyu Island as an island, naturally surrounded by the sea, but for children who grew up by the sea, the attraction is really not too big, and when chatting with the grandmother in the great-uncle's shop, everyone has a feeling, Gulangyu Island and Qingdao's coastal line, really a bit like, so after going home to friends is not so recommended, but people who have not been there, or still look forward to and yearn for it...
I always feel that the travelogue on Gulangyu Island is not easy to write, because it is to walk around and walk around, instead of writing a travelogue, it is better to hang pictures directly to relax and feel more in line with the feeling of being on Gulangyu Island.
D-3 Xiamen University - Zengcuo'an
In the morning, I checked out, ate a Xiamen special breakfast on the side of the road, took five minutes, walked to the dock, and took a boat back to Xiamen. Here to remind you, the ticket to Gulangyu Island is a round trip card, do not play stupid on the island, and finally lose the drift yo.
The buses at the pier are very complete, there are routes to various attractions, and there are empty seats, and there is no need to take a taxi.
The first stop, we went to the most beautiful university in China, Xiamen University. Xiamen University only opens its doors at noon and at night to allow tourists to enter, and it was necessary to queue at the door before.
When queuing up, many people came to solicit customers, saying that there was a car that could enter the campus immediately, and it was a pity that a university entrance project became a commercial project. There are also many people who sell printed hand-drawn maps and photocopied simple maps that are said to be hand-drawn by school students, a few pieces, Jasmine bought one, and then our trip to Xiamen became particularly hard.
When the time came, everyone lined up to enter Xiamen University, there was a limit on the number of people at the door, and I didn't know if the real number of people was enough to stop letting people enter... After starting to take a few photos in a few teaching buildings at the door, we felt that we went to a lake drawn on the map to look at it, and looked at the map, and it would take us ten minutes to arrive, and as a result, we dragged our school bags and boxes to climb a mountain!!! After resting by the lake for a while, we climbed down the mountain breathlessly because of the gray machine time problem. This back and forth, we did not see the inside of Xiamen University at all, and we went to the door on the other side...
I wanted to go back to the legendary Furong Tunnel to have a look, but when the class time came, the children rode their bicycles around and began to prepare for the class, and the Furong Tunnel was forbidden for tourists to enter... The cheapest and most delicious Xiamen University canteen, because of the time relationship, also failed to see. The only impression of Xiamen University became a mountain and a lake, and I was also drunk.
Out of the door is the egret beach, at this time can not help but envy those who live in the seaside dormitory, much happier than the children of other dormitories. Sun and sand, perfect sea view room!!! However, for children who grew up by the sea, it is not so magical and surprising, although some beaches in Qingdao have become not very good because of too many tourists, but after all, we have seen the sea with little pollution in the past, and the good impression still exists!
Outside the school gate is the bus station, did not sit a few stops is Zeng Cuo'an, this time it is recommended to listen to the bus broadcast station name, and we have been pronounced are not very similar, only you can go to listen to it yourself, can not be said la ~ ~
Maybe it was two days in Gulangyu Island, a little longer, a little more shopping, Jasmine and I agreed that Zengcuo'an and Gulangyu island are similar, compared to the imagination, slightly disappointed yo ~ ~
Originally wanted to take the airport bus directly in Zengcuo'an, the result was not suitable for the time, we both took the bus back to the ferry terminal, bought a ticket for the airport bus, fifteen or twenty like, not expensive, and fast, more recommended than buses, taxis.
Waiting time, next to a snack street, I bought a little Xiamen specialties to bring to friends and colleagues, Jasmine bought a few skewers to share, the taste is still good yo.
The return flight is more than 7:30, because I bought the cheapest ticket, so I stopped in Hangzhou, which is also a magical experience for me who experienced the first airplane trip.
Someone once asked me after I came back, whether Xiamen is better than Qingdao, I do not agree with this, every city has the advantages and disadvantages of each city, each city has experienced thousands of years of changes, is it those of us who have only been in the past twenty years can comment?。。 As a Qingdao person, even if Qingdao is congested, some places have a bad environment, high prices, etc., I still can't tolerate others to criticize it. Similarly, Xiamen has countless problems because of the increase in tourists, and it is still very beautiful, not something that can be denigrated at will.
For those who are going to a city for the first time and are on their own, there is still a lot to improve on this trip. For example, Putuo Temple did not go, Zhongshan Road did not go, Jimei School Village did not go, and many attractions on Gulangyu Island did not go. For example, gulangyu island for a few days is more appropriate? For example, there are a lot of delicious things that I haven't eaten, and I found that I have a disadvantage, as long as I walk a lot during the day, I don't want to eat much at night, so I miss a lot... But these are also the pleasures of free travel. Such as people drinking cold and warm self-knowledge.
Jasmine criticized my card machine for not working well, many photos have been spent, below put some of her big things to take out of the masterpiece appreciation, Mo Mo Da ~ ~