During the Spring Festival of 2023, starting from Shanghai, Yangzhou and Zhenjiang, a 5-day self-driving parent-child tour
On New Year's Eve, his wife said that she had never been to Yangzhou and wanted to bring her kindergarten friends to play, so she decided to drive there by herself. When booking hotels online, compared with major travel websites, Ctrip's is more reliable. Then I checked the hotel's reviews and the distance to the main scenic spots, and booked a stylish boutique queen bed room at the Orange Crystal Hotel (Yangzhou Dongguan Street Branch) for 2 nights from 25th to 27th. It was 274 yuan per night. It was cheap during the Spring Festival. Fortunately, I booked early, and the price had doubled on the second day of the year. At this time, I remembered that I could avoid the peak of returning home after the holiday by visiting Zhenjiang for two days, because I felt that most people would have to work the next day on the seventh day of January 28, and the guest room was not so tense. I didn't know if the little friends would go out for a long time. I was clamoring to go home, so I didn't book a hotel immediately.
The first time I took a small friend on a long trip, I had to bring enough clothes, shoes, snacks, and tablets to keep him bored on the way. In order to prevent the little friend from being tired from playing and unable to walk, and adults couldn't bear carrying him, they brought a skateboard to drag him along. It looked troublesome, but practice has proved that it can save a lot of effort. During the few days of travel, the lowest temperature reached minus 5 degrees. Xiaopenyou's down jackets, gloves, hats, commonly used medicines, etc. are all indispensable, and of course, you must bring your favorite toys.
Depart from Shanghai at 9:00 a.m. on January 25 and arrive at Yangzhou Orange Crystal Hotel (Yangzhou Dongguan Street Store) at 12:30. The hotel's parking lot is a small yard with a gate at the entrance, which is quite safe. The front desk staff were very warm, polite and answered any questions. The room is very quiet, the air conditioning is very powerful, the 1.8-meter mattress is moderately soft and soft, the water in the shower room is small, and the door seeps. The hotel is in a good location. Turn left when you go out to Dongguan Street and Geyuan, and turn right is Pishi Street and Heyuan. Take the bus to Slender West Lake for 3 stops. In the afternoon, I went to Dongguan Street and Geyuan. Dongguan Street has many historical buildings and former residences of celebrities, which is worth seeing, but there are too many tourists. The next morning, while my baby was still sleeping, I went around to take photos. It only took half an hour, which is the advantage of living near attractions.
On the morning of January 26, the driver took a taxi to the south gate of Slender West Lake. The driver said that the taxi fare increased by 5 yuan during the festival, making a total of 15 yuan. After entering the park, we took a cruise ship for 50 yuan per person and went to the 24 Bridge Scenic Area. We got off the boat and went to Wuting Bridge, White Pagoda, Wangchun Tower, Xichun Terrace, etc. for a tour. Xiaobanyou likes to take a boat through the bridge holes and watch other boats cross and pass through, like to climb rockery, and go up to see a house with stairs. I took a taxi back to the hotel at noon to rest. I originally planned to take Pishi Street to the gate of Heyuan for lunch and then visit the park. However, there were no places to eat on Pishi Street, and only many people were checking in to take photos. Many restaurants near Heyuan were crowded. I could only make do with a casual meal and go to play. There are rockery in Heyuan and a second-floor complex corridor extending in all directions. Xiaopenyou like it very much and run around. The stairs leading to the second floor of the corridor are carpeted and a little dirty. Going upstairs, you can obviously see the dust raised by the people in front of you.
On January 27, breakfast was served at the Yinjingchun Tea House next door. I ordered Xiaolong soup dumplings, steamed dumplings, braised lion head noodles and boiled dried shredded rice for a total of 62.5 yuan. The taste was very ordinary. Then I checked out and drove to the Canal Museum. There were no more parking spaces in the 9 o'clock parking lot, and the roadside parking lot was lined up far away. There are many people in the queue to enter the museum but it is fast. People often jump in line. The baby said: You can't jump in line! Dad said: It's okay, let's wait. The Canal Museum is the most worthwhile attraction on this trip. The reasons are: the indoor venue is not cold in winter, with holographic projections, canal street views, and scenes that simulate rain, night scenes and other surprises for neighbors. I bought a favorite for Xiaoben friends. Little kites. Driving to Zhenjiang at noon, I booked a two-day double bed room at Boer Pearl Hotel in Xijindu on the evening of January 25. It is 1 hour from Yangzhou to Zhenjiang. The hotel is located at the west entrance of Xijindu Scenic Area. The double bed room on the first floor has no window, which is comfortable and quiet. It has a large sofa and skylight. The shower water is large and the water temperature is constant. It is quite comfortable without the air conditioner being turned on. After settling down, it was already past 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and the Old Pier Noodle Restaurant next to the hotel had closed. When I went to Aunt Li's Pot Noodle Restaurant on Xiaotou Street, the landlady was very enthusiastic, but there were very few noodles and toppings, and the taste was average. In the afternoon, I visited Xijin Ferry. The Zhenjiang Museum has few cultural relics and many photos. It shows history from the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China to the Liberation War, and there is nothing to see. There are many historical buildings around Xijindu, and some small shops are also very distinctive. I bought yogurt from Qingdoujia for 15 yuan each. It was very delicious. For dinner, I went to the Lao Wharf Restaurant and ordered boiled dried shredded silk, Zhenjiang pork ribs, etc. The quantity was relatively large and the price was affordable.
On January 28, I had long fish noodles and beef noodles for breakfast at the Laotou Noodle Restaurant next to the hotel. Each bowl was 28 yuan, which was cheaper, cleaner and delicious than many so-called Internet celebrity noodle restaurants in the scenic area. Driving to Jiaoshan, tickets were booked one day in advance on Ctrip for 45 yuan per person, and the parking fee at the south gate was 5 yuan. There were very few people on the ferry boat. After visiting Dinghui Temple, Forest of Steles, Ancient Fort and other attractions. There were many kittens on the island. There were also many birds in the reeds by the river. The baby liked it. At noon, I went to the nearby Jingkou RT-Mart, which is said to be the only place in Zhenjiang. I had lunch at KFC. I was going to buy some local specialties, but I was a little disappointed and only bought some meat. It was still early to return to the hotel in the afternoon, so I went to Beigu Mountain. I didn't have a good impression of Beigu Mountain in the past. The last time I went there, there were many statues of Liu Bei's marriage solicitation and boring fake cultural relics displayed in the building. Now they have all been removed. Climbing the newly built Beigu Building, you can see Jinshan, Jiaoshan and Yangtze River. The scenery is not bad! Beigu Mountain Scenic Area is relatively small, with an entrance fee of 30 yuan and can be visited in 2 hours. It is best not to go when there are many people. For dinner, I went to the Zhenjiang Restaurant in Xijindu and ordered braised lion's head, broccoli in soup, crispy glutinous old pork, Xijin vegetarian assorted products, etc., which were cheap and cheap.
Check-out on the morning of January 29 and drive to Jinshan. Tickets are booked online one day in advance by Ctrip. com for 45 yuan per person, and the parking fee is 5 yuan. The building of Jinshan Temple is basically newly built. Compared with Beigu Mountain and Jiaoshan Mountain, there are many tourists. Bao Bao likes the wooden plank road along the lake at the first spring. It is spacious and flat, allowing his small skateboard to skate quickly. The Design Jinshan Gallery store next to Jiangtian Temple has some very interesting cultural and creative products at reasonable prices. The baby picked a small sculpture that announced the dawn to play with. After visiting Jinshan, I drove back to Shanghai. The road was quite congested and it took more than 5 hours to get home.
Most attractions are free of charge during the Spring Festival, but traffic may be restricted, so make travel plans and book tickets for attractions one day in advance. The urban environment of Yangzhou and Zhenjiang is quite clean, especially Yangzhou. During the Spring Festival, there are many people on Dongguan Street, but there is not much garbage on the pedestrian streets, so it is cleaned up in time. When going shopping in the morning, there is almost no garbage on the road. Pay attention when driving: Especially on highways, local motor vehicles generally do not turn on direction signals when changing lanes, and drive especially carefully near highway exits. Be careful when crossing the road on sidewalks without traffic lights in Yangzhou City. Motor vehicles will not let you. Instead, they honk their horns to urge pedestrians to give way. The sidewalks are full of motor vehicles, and you often have to walk carefully on non-motor vehicles.
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