Trip in the summer of 2008
I got my visa to America on Sep. 2, and took a train to Haicheng on the same day to visit a temple, called Dabei Si near that city. This is the only temple in China that refuse to accept any money. There is a Daochang with a similar name in the same area, and my mom and I stayed there for two nights. They provided free lodge and food, and we need to sing the Buddism song from morning to night. But I have a very low tolerance in repeating things, so I mainly walked around and tried to talk to people. On the second day, I finally got a chance to talk to the highest nun there. Although I didn't really get anything new, but at the time I felt a little better.
And my real trip started on Sep. 4. I met Aaron at Dalian airport. I could see him coming out from a TV, but he couldn't see me. So I hided myself perfectly. When he really came out of the gate, I was able to attact him from his back. He was not shocked as I expected, but I still remember his smile.
We played in Dalian for two days. First we went to the beach, then we had a great seafood dinner, and we went to a bar near Renmin square. It's fun, and I thought he was happy.
The second day, we played in the Tiger beach park, and we saw a lot of animals. Also, we tried something called speed gliding together, and took some funny pictures.
On the day we left, we managed to see the so-called, the biggest square in Asia,called Xinghai Square there. It's pretty cool. And we flew to Yanji that night.
On Sep.7, we took a early bus to a small town in Jilin, called Baihe, which is the closest town to the north Po of Changbai Mt. It wasn't a lucky day that we wasn't able to see the sky pond with a clear weather, and Aaron found the expense was higher than he expected, and it seemed that he didn't have a good enough time.
On Sep. 8, we went to another town, called Song Jianghe, and we rafted there. It was fun.
On Sep 9, a bus took us to Changbai Xian, and the bumpy road made me vomit on it. I haven't vomited on a bus for like over 10 years. And I told Aaron that he made me sick. Finally, we were able to see North Korea there since there is only a small river that seperate these two places. It was the 60th anniversary of North Korea. A lot of people were walking on the other side, who, as the local Chinese people said, didn't walk so much during other days.
They live in very crappy houses,and drink the water directly from the river. ALso they wash their clothes and themselves in the river too. Some people were having a picnic along the river, which means that their life is not that bad. Finally, we went up to a mountain, and they have very fancy binocular there, so we were able to see a larger area and clearer views.
But all these are superficial. I'm more interested in what is really in people's mind, because that's something that really matters, and can really influence the future of them.
We stayed at Changchun on that night. Uncle Liu picked us up at the airport and also paid for the train tickets the next day.
We met my parents in the late evening on Sep 10. And in the moring of Sep 11, on the bed of the hotel, Aaron told me that he's not sure whether he loves me.
And my real trip started on Sep. 4. I met Aaron at Dalian airport. I could see him coming out from a TV, but he couldn't see me. So I hided myself perfectly. When he really came out of the gate, I was able to attact him from his back. He was not shocked as I expected, but I still remember his smile.
We played in Dalian for two days. First we went to the beach, then we had a great seafood dinner, and we went to a bar near Renmin square. It's fun, and I thought he was happy.
The second day, we played in the Tiger beach park, and we saw a lot of animals. Also, we tried something called speed gliding together, and took some funny pictures.
On the day we left, we managed to see the so-called, the biggest square in Asia,called Xinghai Square there. It's pretty cool. And we flew to Yanji that night.
On Sep.7, we took a early bus to a small town in Jilin, called Baihe, which is the closest town to the north Po of Changbai Mt. It wasn't a lucky day that we wasn't able to see the sky pond with a clear weather, and Aaron found the expense was higher than he expected, and it seemed that he didn't have a good enough time.
On Sep. 8, we went to another town, called Song Jianghe, and we rafted there. It was fun.
On Sep 9, a bus took us to Changbai Xian, and the bumpy road made me vomit on it. I haven't vomited on a bus for like over 10 years. And I told Aaron that he made me sick. Finally, we were able to see North Korea there since there is only a small river that seperate these two places. It was the 60th anniversary of North Korea. A lot of people were walking on the other side, who, as the local Chinese people said, didn't walk so much during other days.
They live in very crappy houses,and drink the water directly from the river. ALso they wash their clothes and themselves in the river too. Some people were having a picnic along the river, which means that their life is not that bad. Finally, we went up to a mountain, and they have very fancy binocular there, so we were able to see a larger area and clearer views.
But all these are superficial. I'm more interested in what is really in people's mind, because that's something that really matters, and can really influence the future of them.
We stayed at Changchun on that night. Uncle Liu picked us up at the airport and also paid for the train tickets the next day.
We met my parents in the late evening on Sep 10. And in the moring of Sep 11, on the bed of the hotel, Aaron told me that he's not sure whether he loves me.
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