Saturday, March 7, 2009

day 4 - WARNING ( PICTURES OVERLOADING! )

Saturday was a day that we did not have to study and we got to tour around in Wuhan. We got to meet the group at 7.50am at the main gate of the University. After we boarded the bus, there was a female tour guide who was onboard with us during the journey to explain the surrounding buildings and the lifestyle of the locals.

First stop was Dong Hu, a historical site which was surrounded with beautiful sceneries. We boarded a tram which was able to allow 9 of us onboard. We toured around the place where we got to see many statues, small buildings and temples. We also took alot of photos during the trip. The lake in Dong Hu was a “must go” place because it was a beautiful sight. But while we were on the tram, I felt very cold on the face because I sat on the side of the tram. The journey around the place took only an hour or so. It felt like a fast journey but it was fun though.

the tram that we took..
the sceneries there was very beautiful :D the load looked simply ridiculously large..

Next stop was to the Hubei Provincial museum which was located near to Dong Hu. The museum was quite big as I saw a few large exhibition halls. There were alot of national treasures in the museum, thus we had to declare our personal belongings when we went into the museum. At first, the treasures were interesting, such as the scene of olden days where the locals worked in the gold mine. But after a while, we felt bored and hungry, so we decided to find a place to settle down and eat. I ate a burger and sausage to ease my hunger, aftermath we settled down nearby to chit-chat.

the exhibition hall that we went into.. the historical stuffs...
i took photo with the handsome boy :D

We left the place at around noon for lunch at an eatery street. But as I just consumed a burger and sausage, so we went to the meeting place early and sat down to chill. We met up with the rest at around 1pm plus and went up to the Yellow Crane Tower. We saw alot of poems that were composed by famous poets such as Li Bai along the way up the tower. When we reached the tower, we began to climb up the stairs towards the highest floor of the tower. When we reached the top, we could almost see everything. We did not waste our time climbing up the stairs because it was a very beautiful sight when you were able to view almost everything from the top. After a while, we began to head back slowly to the meeting place.

the most hip hop guy in our group... the baby is peeing there.. -.-" miniature of the place around yellow crane tower...
We headed back to the hostel. Later at night, we went outside for dinner just outside our campus. First time dining in a restaurant, we were expecting some good standard food, but to our disappointment, the dishes were either too oily or too spicy. We ordered two veggie and two meats, but the only dish that we liked was the vegetables. Back to our campus, we were too tired to do anything else, so we took a shower and went to sleep. Overall, the day was fun, and we got to learn historical facts of China.