Happy Valentine’s Day! Happy Chinese New Year!
If only you could see me rolling my eyes… I hate to be a grump, but I’ve had a harrowing evening – way too much cold and dealing with evil taxi drivers. I can put a check mark next to Harbin in my China travel book. I’m done with it. I have to admit I didn’t love it. That could have everything to do with the freezing cold. Could have everything to do with a minimal amount of things open due to Chinese New Year/Spring Festival. Could have everything to do with scummy taxi drivers out to screw everyone over at every opportunity. (Yeah, I’d say it is mostly that one.) I would almost say that Harbin is only worthwhile on a package tour where your transportation everywhere is included. That said, the ice sculptures were amazing and some of the architecture here is a nice change from the norm.
Tomorrow morning we will take a train to Yabuli ski resort. We have minimal information and the name of a hotel written in Chinese characters. The travel agent who booked the hotel for us told us Yabuli was “no good at the moment,” so there is a chance we might just show up, look around and hightail it to Beijing. Who knows. It’s an adventure. Next year the adventure will most definitely be in a tropical country! I’ve had enough of the cold.
Pictures and more details to come.
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