China-ASEAN #3

I'm telling you, Lindu Hotel in Guiyang serves the worst breakfast in the whole of China.

Don't ask for details, it's too terrible to describe.

Please don't revive my worst nightmare.

No, don't be daredevils. Just trust me, you don't want to try.

After breakfast, we boarded on a 4-hour journey to Tianxing Bridge (Sky Star Bridge? I really don't know).

On the way there, we passed by lots of mountains. Guizhou is a province surrounded by mountains. Octo asked on the plane flight to Guiyang, "Are we gonna land in the mountains? Do they have hotels in the mountains?"

I just replied, "Hopefully they have a Ye Olde Smokehouse here."

Once we reached there, we had to get off our comfortable bus to a tour bus that uses natural gas. The Chinese government did this to protect this rare scenic area from pollution.

On the way to Tianxing Bridge (which is located in the mountains, duh).

The river that runs from Huangguoshu Waterfall, the most beautiful waterfall in China.

Oh yea did I tell you that there are people chasing after you selling silver (yea right I think those are just cheap iron) bracelets and necklaces. Prices range from 5 yuan to 10 yuan.

The tiny waterfall that welcomed us at the entrance to Tianxing Bridge.

Our tour guide, Athena (whose English was so hard to understand) told us that Tianxing Bridge was made up by 366 stones, each resembling each day of the year.

We were told to cross the independant stone bridge without looking back (something about looking forward to the future) and make a wish when we step on the stone that bore our birthdate.

Direct translation: Steps of counting your age.

Ok my translation sucks.

Yes, this is the Tianxing Bridge. I know you were expecting a smaller version of something like Penang bridge.

You weren't? Ok, forget about it.

Sorry for the blur image, as I told you all, I'm an amateur at photography (and photoshop, lol).

As you can strain your eyes and see, there are birthdates on each rock.

30th of January, dad's birthday~

Nah, let you guys see pictures kao kao...

Err... I don't know what in the world is this.

Ooo... I like this piece of rock~

My birthdate!!!

Check this out~

If you go through this wall sideways means that you have to lose weight or something.

Anyway I had to because my shoulders are broad. It's true!

Octo squeezed her way through lol~

They said only guys can see the beautiful figure of a nude girl on that tree...

Nice lake~

I can drink tea and write long Chinese poems here~

We went for lunch, after that, Huangguoshu Waterfall~

Fifi from Brunei, with the weird leaves-and-flower hat.

Can you see the waterfall???

Can you see it?

Can you?!

Actually I felt the waterfall before seeing it. Wind was strong and water flying everywhere.

Woah... sideways view of the waterfall~

We actually went through the waterfall, as in behind the waterfall...

The Malaysian team behind the Huangguoshu Waterfall, wee~~~

On the way back to Guiyang city.

Mountainous regions. Paddy fields everywhere~

Tiring day, climbing all the way up 77.5m and climbing down again.