Chengdu

After a pretty seamless flight back to Chongqing via Hong Kong, we met up with Vela's sailing friends from University, Wudi & Clara. We jumped in a car, and after a quick pit stop at home it was off for a midnight hotpot.

After hotpot we had a room booked in a Chinese massage parlour. The way this works is pretty awesome, essentially you get a hotel room, breakfast, and a massage all rolled into one. The cost per person was about $65nzd, which is crazy good value when you think about it.

The following morning - well afternoon really - we got up and caught a high speed train to Chengdu. The train made quick work of the 400km journey, getting us there in under an hour and 10 minutes, top speed about 350km/h. We hung around in a mall until dinner time, the girls doing a bit of window shopping. Dinner was a different style of hotpot, called coldpot, where the food is cooked separately and then delivered to you in a spicy oil/sauce for you to eat at your leisure. Another of Vela's school friends, Lee, joined us for dinner and drinks.

The following day was pretty cruisy. We found a Majiang table and Nathan proceeded to win the girls money, but Vela gave it all back, and more... We said goodbye to Wudi here, while Nathan, Vela & Clara jumped back on the high speed train to Chongqing.

A very enjoyable weekend, now just a few more days in Chongqing before we head home to NZ and have to face reality...En savoir plus