Our breakfast was simple, but filling nonetheless. We were leaving right after breakfast ...
So, in the end, we were in Snow Town for only a short while. Was it worth the long journey? I think not .... we went to the Ten Mile Ice & Snow Gallery 十里冰雪画廊. Now we enjoyed this place lots.
We enjoyed strolling in the snowy trails and admiring the frozen landscape ... I took off my gloves to touch the snow and instantly regretted my actions .... cause I couldn't feel my fingers for a short while ... it was no joke as there was a big risk of getting frostbite!
Next, we went to Datudingzi Shan. And there, it was really wet and cold ....
First we took a an amphibious vehicle up the mountain .... In chinese they called it 雪龙号 ...
Next, we had to queue up to take the snow mobile up to the peak. On that morning, the queue was long, and we waited in the open space ... it was windy and snowy and I could feel the wind penetrating my clothes .... brrr ... it was really cold ....
In case we were scared that the driver would go too fast, we had to tell him that we were southern baby potatoes ... "南方小土豆" ... indicating people from the Southern part of China who is not accustomed to cold and not familiar with the culture and way of life in Northern China. Lol.
Anyway, I rode the snow mobile by myself ... it was my first time. I had difficulty getting on the bike since the parka I wore was long .... then I didn't know where to hold! In the end I grabbed the back of my seat as the snow mobile zoomed towards the peak of the mountain ....
It wasn't a long ride, luckily, as I felt that my hands freezing and going numb .... I wondered how long more I could hold on to the seat ... and then I arrived and got down ...
We were to climb a long flight of stairs up to the peak .... and I was glad for this climb as it helped me to warm up ... I climbed slowly since my stamina was really poor and I was afraid I to fall ....
But upon reaching the peak, we found that there was nothing to see ... lol .... perhaps it was really foggy on that morning ....
We had to go down the mountain the same way .... so we carefully descended the steps, and joined the long queue for the snow mobile. Going down was better as I wrapped my hands around my driver's waist. It was a safer way! Then I hopped onto another 雪龙号 to bring me back down the mountain.
I was glad to get into the bus to thaw ....
I checked the temperature ... no wonder it was so cold .... I believe that was the coldest that I had ever experienced in all my travels.
We had another late lunch that day .... at around 3.30 pm ..... and after lunch, we visited the Yabuli Railway Station ...
It was snowing rather heavily and the wind was blowing furiously .... we jumped down the bus to snapped some photos and quickly ran back to the bus ... I think in my memory that was the coldest time ever! I looked through my photos and didn't find any ... I didn't take any? Lol ... I must have been so cold that I couldn't muster myself to take photos ....
We stayed at Avaunce Yabuli Hotel that night ... it was one of the hotels used for the Asian Winter Games 2025, and there were many flags of many different countries decorating the hotel lobby. But this was also the coldest hotel of the entire trip ... the corridor was cold and the room was big and cold, and the remote control of our tv was missing ....
We called reception and he came to check .... he could not find it and had to bring us a replacement ... lol. We had dinner that night at the hotel itself ....
Moutai to warm up .... the liquour is very strong but I love the smell ....
A lot of us enjoyed this cold, sour appetiser ...
Deep-fried wild vegetable balls ....
We had a long time to rest at this hotel ...
Night time temperature ... brrr ... cold ...
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