Awesome!
Not only is there a ski resort close by (well three hours by train or bus), but this ski resort also doubles as a summer resort when the weather gets better (like, duh). ^^
And it gets better!
The place (Yabuliski) also features summer toboggan runs! Yup, like in Megeve for those who've been. Only these summer runs are, first of, "built with German techniques" (Ooooh ^—^) but they are MOST IMPORTANTLY, the longest in the world!! That's 48 turns and 2680 meters of pure sliding bliss.
Can't wait to go!
Oh the resort also has a rec center with "inside facilities including [among others] Finland sauna surfing ponds, messaging bathing rooms, [and ] snowman bars" whatever these all are
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
No metro in Harbin yet?
If you were hoping to accomplish the same feat as this Explore Metro guy and go through every single stop of the Harbin metro (he did it in Shanghai in 10 hours, 14 minutes and 42 seconds), you'll have to think again.
Not that it's undoable, for it is rumored to be a metro in Harbin.
But you'll have to wait a while. Or go underground at your own risks. Because apparently, according to the Subways site, no one knows where exactly the metro is.
Here's what they have to say about it: "Harbin (formerly known as Ping Kiang) has a 5.4 mile metro. No one who has lived in Harbin who I've spoken with appears to know of it's existence. [emphasis added]"
Even weirder, apparently, still according to the site, the line(s?) will be based on the "original 7381 civil air-defense project". Huh? What's that supposed to mean?
Guess we'll see when we get there!
Not that it's undoable, for it is rumored to be a metro in Harbin.
But you'll have to wait a while. Or go underground at your own risks. Because apparently, according to the Subways site, no one knows where exactly the metro is.
Here's what they have to say about it: "Harbin (formerly known as Ping Kiang) has a 5.4 mile metro. No one who has lived in Harbin who I've spoken with appears to know of it's existence. [emphasis added]"
Even weirder, apparently, still according to the site, the line(s?) will be based on the "original 7381 civil air-defense project". Huh? What's that supposed to mean?
Guess we'll see when we get there!
Monday, January 19, 2009
Cheap sleep = good sleep?
http://www.hostels.com/hosteldetails.php/HostelNumber.17375
A double room for 9.80€ a night's pretty good innit?
A double room for 9.80€ a night's pretty good innit?
Russian 1914 café
From the Urbanatomy Shanghai web site
An indication of where to eat :
Harbin’s vibrant dining culture depends heavily on wheat, flour, potato and corn. There is nothing more comforting than Dongbei-style juicy and mouthwatering dumplings in the cold. Yum! Dongbei Ya is a modest 24-hour restaurant.
Russian delicacies can be found at Russian 1914 CafÈ. We visited twice because we couldn’t get enough of their piroshiki - otherwise known as deep-fried bread with minced meat and carrot filling.
Dongbei Ya, Zhongying Da Jie, 26 Xiliu Dao Jie 0451-8886 0377. Russian 1914 Café, Daoli District, 57 Xitou Daojie, 0451-84563207
An indication of where to eat :
Harbin’s vibrant dining culture depends heavily on wheat, flour, potato and corn. There is nothing more comforting than Dongbei-style juicy and mouthwatering dumplings in the cold. Yum! Dongbei Ya is a modest 24-hour restaurant.
Russian delicacies can be found at Russian 1914 CafÈ. We visited twice because we couldn’t get enough of their piroshiki - otherwise known as deep-fried bread with minced meat and carrot filling.
Dongbei Ya, Zhongying Da Jie, 26 Xiliu Dao Jie 0451-8886 0377. Russian 1914 Café, Daoli District, 57 Xitou Daojie, 0451-84563207
Feed the tigers...
The Siberian Tiger Park trip offers close encounters with beautifully alert tigers. In a tour of up to eight, this mini safari includes a chance to feed the big cats with, um, live animals on a long stick. It’s not for the faint-hearted, but you can choose between home-raised chicken (RMB40), farm-raised chicken (RMB100) or a whole duck at RMB100.
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