Sunday, March 15, 2009

Day 12 - Three Gorges Tour Part 2



Our Cruise boat 
(we're In the smaller ship)

look at our background; the staircase~ whoo 
(damn long, can?)

Roommates.
It was hot and sunny but the wind is cold and chilly.
Hot and cold.
Vivian (my groupmate) and I.
Xh looking thoughtful?
Benedict missing home? Or missing Icy?
(actually he felt asleep with his position like that) Haha. 
Lucky never fall.

let me play among the "mountains"


Transferring from a smaller ship to a sampan
Civilisation on high-land
the old-fashioned way when the water is not deep enough to row
PULL! 

our small boat local tour guide.
She sang some of the local songs, it's so nice that I fell asleep.
The boat is rocking and her voice was super nice can?
the construction in the background captured is on purpose
They are going to build a bridge right there. Fascinated, I am.

Civilisation on high land again
Yellow flowers~

Reflection




Later on in the afternoons:
Tried to capture the sunlight

The supposedly Goddess of Mercy


captured

a souvenior from the mountains? 
cool,huh?

cave~

"frog" mountain 






Potential photographer in action...


Angel figure?

Trying to capture far-offs shot



The view when we alight for more sightseeing

Hello again..

Waked up a little late for the ship's breakfast. Supposed to wake up at 6am for 7am breakfast but both Hash and I woke up to almost 7am and discovered breakfast will only be served at 7.30am

funnyyy~ LOL

Almost half an hour after breakfast, (we had porridge and mee Hoon and pau:) we were assembled to go change to a smaller ship to cruise along a river that could lead us to the "SAMPAN" ride at the SHEN NONG STREAM!
(okay Im not very sure if the name is correct, though)

Along the way, groups and individuals (including yours truly) took a lot of photos (I will try to post up everything I have) Some of the photos are grabbed from my OIP mates, so enjoy them okay? 



((:
 

Later on in the afternoon just about after the 2 (or 3pm) lunch, announcements were made to informed us about "Scenic Views"

Honestly, after the heavy lunch and the adventure we had in the morning, the four of us (JO1s) were quite reluctant to leave the comfort of the ship's bed. Reason: sleepy and lazy. LOL!

We dragged our lazy bums up though. Lucky, we did, if not we would only lose out on the rare and breathtaking sceneries. (Refer to the pictures above) I apologise firsthand that I fail to capture all of the glorious scenes that we were able to see. I have 2 eyes and only 1 camera lens therefore everything I captured on camera will only be like half of what Ive seen. heheh, makes sense right? =)

Honestly, I just find it really hard to capture everything that my eyes did with the lens. I guess those are just the memories that make it more special for us, who have seen it. Dont jealous okay? It could be yours in the future...

The Jo1s slacked around in the cabin I shared w Hash. We talked about our days in Polys so far, the friends we made and shared our expectations of the trips. Xh, hash and I was quite close once, somehow we drifted... Unexpectedly, we're together in this trip. It's nice to just sit and chat and just let the world go by sometimes (or in our case, sail by). captured moments.

We went sightseeing about 6.30pm later on. Mostly to see the 'town' area and also for a night tour. 3 things I remember distinctively about the night tour was THE LONG, steep, dark staircase, the night scenery with stars,fog and the sea, and the temple where the believers are suppose to pay to pray. like wth? hahah

Highlights for the day: 
1) Everyone was practically queueing up for Dinner.
2) Listening to conversations till I fell asleep.


Heh.
all in all... the cruise ....

...its not that bad, afterall.

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