I quickly did my morning ablutions, and put on clothes. Normally, I would wear a thick thermal, a fleece top. For my bottoms, I only wore a pair of Heattech warm pants and on my feet, I wore 2 pairs of thermal socks. All that plus a long parka is sufficient for minus temperatures up till -20 degrees.
We were so excited to see the thick snow!
After breakfast, we went outside to take photos in the heavy snow storm, right in front of our hotel.
But then, the heavy snow would make our travels inconvenient. Our first stop was the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It was closed, and I could only take photos of it via a small opening at the gate.
It was snowing heavily ... and we spent quite a long time here, enjoying the snow and taking photos ... I think we were all more fascinated with the snow than with the attractions .... lol ... We walked down the street to have lunch. Opposite the restaurant, there was a local market selling food stuff. We would love to try to street food sold here but too bad, we were full from lunch.
Normally, it would take about 4.5 hours by road. But because of the snow storm, a lot of expressways were closed and there were also speed limits on the ones that were opened. So, we drove for a long time.
By the time we had dinner, it was at about 8.30 pm!
After that, we went to the Shenyang Imperial Palace or Mukden Palace, a Unesco World Heritage Site. Built in 1624-1636, it was the original palace of the Qing Dynasty's first 3 emperors before they moved to Beijing.
It was snowing heavily ... and we spent quite a long time here, enjoying the snow and taking photos ... I think we were all more fascinated with the snow than with the attractions .... lol ... We walked down the street to have lunch. Opposite the restaurant, there was a local market selling food stuff. We would love to try to street food sold here but too bad, we were full from lunch.
After that, it was a long drive to Jilin City, the second largest city in Jilin province.
Normally, it would take about 4.5 hours by road. But because of the snow storm, a lot of expressways were closed and there were also speed limits on the ones that were opened. So, we drove for a long time.
By the time we had dinner, it was at about 8.30 pm!
Dinner
That night, we checked into Ramada Hotel Jilin Purple Garden ... it was nearly 10.00 pm when we settled in ...
It was a long, long day, even though we did not see much ... However, because there were a group of use, we were really happy and cheerful throughout the journey. We had so much fun talking and laughing at the back of the bus ... lol ...
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