One five-hour visit to a hot springs bath, two massages and
three days later, my calves still hurt. It’s incredible.
Huangshan was really beautiful. I’m told they’re the
prettiest mountains in China,
and I can buy that. My traveling companion and I hiked for two days. The last
six kilometers were DOWN the mountain. It wasn’t a trail so much as really,
really steep stairs that switched back. There were so many stairs that once we
got to level ground my legs couldn’t handle it. Days later, I am still tight.
The area is a UNESCO site and the stairs (and guardrails)
have been added by the government (I guess) so people can climb safely and
without damaging the mountain. I was really glad for them, especially when we
were up early watching the sunrise on a peak. Although the place is a popular
tourist site, it was pretty much dead except for then. Then, we were out there
with a whole bunch of people pushing and shoving to vie for a good sunrise-watching
spot.
That was annoying. My camera is pretty lame and I knew I
couldn’t capture it, and I just wanted to enjoy the moment, not keep it
forever. But there were so many people pushing and shoving that I couldn’t just
hang and watch.
Anyway, I am home now until 2015.
Happy New Year!
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