A belated strategy

A belated strategy. It was an eventful year. I didn't do anything and didn't dare to leave Beijing. I could only recall my previous travels. Looking through the computer, I found that last year's travel notes had been in draft for more than a year. Let's sort them out. It can be regarded as compensation for the memories. There are too many restrictions on the platform now, and if various audits fail, just send more pictures and write less!

Last year, my children had activities during the summer vacation and only had a few days off, so I could only go to a nearby place. If I want to think about it, I would just go to Nanjing and Yangzhou. Other people visit Yangzhou in March with fireworks, but we visit Jinling in July. At the request of the child, it was enough to rush to two places in four days by high-speed train and plane back.

detailed itinerary

DAY1 (19/07/02): High-speed Railway, Beijing-Nanjing; You, Zhongshan Scenic Area, Qinhuai River, Confucius Temple; Eat, Shizi Bridge Nanjing Food Stall; Su, Fenghuangtai Hotel;

DAY2 (19/07/03): Train, Nanjing--Yangzhou, You, Slender West Lake, Geyuan, Dongguan Street; Chi, Jiming Soup Dumplings, KFC, Lu's Salt Shang Ancient House; Su, Dongguan Street Fangcun Inn;

DAY3 (19/07/04): Train, Yangzhou--Nanjing, tour, Yangzhou in the morning to visit Heyuan, Nanjing Presidential Palace, 1912 Block in the afternoon; eat, noon, Chaohuai, evening, Jiangnan Li; stay, Nanjing Jinling Hotel;

DAY4 (19/07/05): Aircraft, Nanjing-Beijing;

Travel essentials: Summer, stove city, sunscreen, parasol, skin clothing, heatstroke prevention and cooling drugs;

Travel in the city relies entirely on DIDI;

The whole trip cost more than 8,000 yuan for three people, and air tickets are not cheap during the summer vacation.

Visit Jinling for the first time and visit Qinhuai at night

Arrive in Nanjing by high-speed train in the morning, take a taxi to the hotel, put down your luggage and have lunch first. Living near Lion Bridge, Nanjing Daxing is the best choice.

After returning to the hotel to take a break, DIDI went straight to Zhongshan Scenic Area and took a scenic tour bus to Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum first. It was crowded with people and climbed the steps. It was too hot without cover. I came down halfway through the climb.

In fact, other places in Zhongshan Scenic Area are quite good. There are lush trees everywhere. Meiling Palace is good, cool and quiet.

It was almost 5 o'clock when I left Meiling Palace, and the Xiaoling Scenic Area was closed. I stopped a taxi at the door and went to Confucius Temple. I was lucky enough to get a taxi. The driver said that it would be blocked when going there now, so it would be better to drive you to the subway station to save money and time. Later, it turned out that it was the right choice. Sure enough, there were traffic jams everywhere, and there were more people in Confucius Temple than Wangfujing. Fortunately, we got off the bus halfway and took the subway, and we arrived quickly.

It was still dark, so we decided to go around first and then take a cruise ship to visit Qinhuai at night.

The imagination is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. It was still hot at night. I wanted to find a place to sit and have a cold drink, but as a result, people were crowded everywhere and there were queues everywhere. The people in line at the cruise ship terminal are lined up on the street. Don't eat your food and hurry up and wait for a full hour before getting on the boat. Fortunately, the boat has air conditioning, so I can rest for a while and I can't even bother taking photos. The night view was quite beautiful, but we no longer had the energy to stroll. Once we got ashore, we quickly walked out and called a car back to the hotel.

When we arrived at the hotel, many nearby restaurants were closed. KFC should pack it and go back to the hotel to eat. The children were more happy now. Continue to maintain this style of eating fast food from two old Americans everywhere.

Fire flows down Yangzhou in July

Early the next morning, the food street tasted Jiming soup dumplings, then packed up my luggage, checked out and headed straight to the train station. More than an hour later, I had arrived in another city. The ancients rode cranes down to Yangzhou, but now they travel to Yangzhou by bullet trains.

When arriving in Nanjing, Ctrip took a special bus to Fangcun Inn on Pishi Street. In the old street in the city center, the surrounding atmosphere is full of life and the inn environment is good.

The inn has a relatively exquisite decoration, complete facilities, good hygiene, and good in all aspects; after settling down, didi went straight to Slender West Lake;

After leaving Slender West Lake, I took a taxi and headed straight to Geyuan. Although Yangzhou is not big, these two places are still quite far apart. The garden is not too big, so I can finish shopping quickly after walking along. I personally feel average.

Outside the garden is Dongguan Street, which feels like an antique commercial street. It was hot and I wanted to find a place with a better environment to rest and have a serious local meal. I didn't try or buy any snacks recommended online, and I didn't visit my former residence. I walked out of the old street and took a taxi to the Lu Shi Salt Shang Ancient Residence recommended by the innkeeper. After eating.

The Lu Shi Salt Merchants Ancient House is an old house, part of which has been converted into a restaurant and serves Yangzhou cuisine. Eating here can be visited for free, otherwise a 10 yuan ticket will be charged. There are red lanterns hanging everywhere, and the courtyard has a sense of history and feels like it has been traveled through.

There are not many dishes here and the prices are not cheap. I ordered several dishes recommended online, two large and one small, and more than four hundred. Does it taste? It depends on personal taste. Anyway, children say Yangzhou fried rice is not as delicious as Beijing fried rice, haha.

After eating, I had a rest, and it was getting dark. I went straight to the dock and took a boat to tour the ancient canal. There are not many people and there is basically no need to queue, but the time is short, and the scenery is not as good as the Qinhuai River. The boat landed in another place. When it came out, it felt like it had entered the community. Fortunately, there was a taxi and I took a taxi back to the inn.

I had a good night's sleep and got up early to prepare for regular morning tea. Locals recommended Quyuan, saying that Yangzhou's famous three spring seasons are now just for deceiving foreigners. Since they are all deceiving, it's better to go to a Quyuan with a better environment, then it's it. The breakfast provided by the inn was quite exquisite. The child said that he didn't want to have morning tea, so he was allowed to eat first. After eating, he took a taxi and rushed to Yuyuan. It was really not close, so he just thought of it as a tour of Yangzhou's streetscape.

The surrounding environment is really good. It is almost 9:30, and there are still many people. I ordered several recommended morning tea snacks. The price is not cheap, but the taste is okay. Shaomai, wontons are all very delicious. Wuding buns and oil cakes are not as delicious as expected. Tangbao is just drinking soup. After sucking the straw, the skin will be left. After finishing the morning tea experience, I headed straight to the last attraction of the trip, He Garden.

When we arrived at He Yuan, we realized that it was too close to where we lived and we couldn't walk far. He Garden is quite amazing, with an exquisite overall design, a high level of architecture, and a large area. It is worthy of being the first garden in the late Qing Dynasty. The whole shopping took quite time.

After leaving Heyuan, we are opposite Danchaohuai, which is the most recommended online. We came early and there were not many people. In addition to local dishes, the dishes had both east, west, north and south flavors. We ordered several recommended dishes. The quantity was large enough and the taste was quite good. Especially the Yangzhou fried rice. My son said this was good and much better than the one last night. The key is that it is cheap. The check-out price is only one-third of yesterday's meal.

After dinner, I went back to the inn, picked it up, and headed straight to Li Railway Station. An hour later, I returned to Nanjing. The Jinling Hotel I stayed in on the last day. Although the main building was a bit old, it was still an old hotel in Nanjing after all, which was more commemorative. The hotel is located in the center of the city, and the surrounding area is very busy. The rooms are not large, with complete facilities but old enough. It is difficult to open the bathroom door. But the service is still very good. Place your luggage and go to the Executive Lounge for a while to eat and drink. Snacks and drinks are relatively simple, but the viewing location is first-class. After a short rest, I took a taxi and headed straight to the Presidential Palace.

I followed the tourist route signs and walked around. It was really big. Watching and listening while walking can also add to the history of the Republic of China. There was a statue of Mr. Sun when I walked out of the door. I found that the leather shoes of the statue were shiny. It seemed that many people had gone to touch it. Fortunately, no steel coins were thrown on it!

Outside the Presidential Palace is Block 1912, a Nanjing Internet celebrity attraction, similar to Beijing Nanluo, but with fewer people. They are all art shops and restaurants. After walking around, it will get dark.

I decided to go back to the restaurant where I stayed for dinner and take a taxi back to Xinjiekou. There are large shopping centers nearby and there are too many places to eat. There is a queue in Jiangnan Village recommended online and we don't get there until after 8 o'clock. The environment is dark and the price is not expensive. It's similar to grandma's house. I was hungry after an afternoon shopping, and I felt that the taste was still good.

After eating, I walked back to the hotel. I wanted to go swimming, but I couldn't be bothered to move. I wanted to go to the executive floor to see the night view, but it was closed. Go back to your room and sleep.

It's still quite tiring to catch up with three levels these days. I sleep until dawn. The breakfast at Jinling Hotel is still quite generous, and eating more saves even lunch. Check-out could be extended until two o'clock with the children, so I went to the house to lie down for a while after eating. Because I had to fly back to Beijing at my son's request (I regretted agreeing to him), I checked out early and went downstairs. The appointed special car was waiting in the lobby to pick us up to the airport.

On the way to the airport, I took a detour and bought a salted duck recommended by the local people. It was just a small stall. There were quite a lot of people lined up. The family tasted it and said that the taste was quite good. I didn't notice that the plane was late when I arrived at the airport. In the end, it was four hours late. Fortunately, I had a late breakfast and had a lot of food. The plane didn't fly until night. It was already two o'clock in the morning when I got home! Although the entire trip was tight, except for the final incident when the plane was late, it was generally smooth.