It was a very fine day, with sunshine and breeze, AND: fragrance of Sweet Osmanthus flowers.
While I was walking on the street, I suddenly smelled its sweet aroma. No matter how hard I tried to search around, I couldn't find where the sources. Sep and Oct are the blossom season for our city flower, which is small as half a nail, in bright golden and orange colors, smells close to gardenia's frangance if only richer.
I didn't find the flowering trees still, however, I know for sure they are hiding somewhere, smiling and giggling in the breeze.
Oct 8, 2006
Oct 6, 2006
Oct 5, 2006
Oct 5th, my official vege day
Oct 5th was also my official day of vegatarianism in order to express thanks to god and buddha for my making the flight.
On the plane, I ordered a vegetarian lunch from the attendants while I clearly felt the strange looks from them and my neighbours. I was told, if I didn't inform the airliner of my special taste, that I should wait if others did, since there was only one vegetarian lunch box aboard.
A minute later, she returned with my official vege lunch. It tasted not bad. There were mushroom and vegetables. My dinner at Hangzhou was also vege, which included mung bean soup, beancurd, and egg.
I am now busy treating my pics of the silk route trip.
On the plane, I ordered a vegetarian lunch from the attendants while I clearly felt the strange looks from them and my neighbours. I was told, if I didn't inform the airliner of my special taste, that I should wait if others did, since there was only one vegetarian lunch box aboard.
A minute later, she returned with my official vege lunch. It tasted not bad. There were mushroom and vegetables. My dinner at Hangzhou was also vege, which included mung bean soup, beancurd, and egg.
I am now busy treating my pics of the silk route trip.
Oct 5 is a day of runaway for me! Totally.
After saying goodbye to my group at the landmark hotel in Guangzhou city, I came to sudden realizationg that I was about to be late for my own flight back to Hangzhou. It was 9 am already and my flight was 1055 am.
I rushed back to the hotel reception and checked out and dragged my bag to the shuttle bus stop. It was a good day and a little windy there. I gave over 20 yuan for the fare while the girl returned my 100 yuan bill when the wind blew almost it away.I joked. ' I really should pay one more yuan for the insurance, but not for the bus ride.' She smiled.' Do you think I can catch this flight.' She checked my ticket and answered. The next bus was supposed to arrive at the airport at 1015. That is, it's very difficult to say.' but you can try to catch the bus from another station, which is 5 minutes away by taxi from here. That shuttle bus arrives 15 minutes earlier that here.'I crossed the street, and jumped on the taxi. 11 yuan was the taxi fare. I paid the bus fare and waited.
The bus arrived and waited to drive out of the station East hotel around 9:20.I began to pray and the bus attendant seemed to sense my nerve. I explained to her. She said the bus would arrive by 1010.10:10? Still I will be late. Different from other airports, the one in Guangzhou closes the checkin 45 minutes earlier than takeoff. 1015 would be the arrival time and meanwhile, the closing time for checkin.I worried about the worst consequence. But all of sudden, I began to give up. I switched on my ipod and began listening while watching the road and clock.The road was not busy, at all, compared to yesterday when we flied in the same airport from Wuyi mountain in Fujian province.
It was a long march group. We started on sep. 10, Beijing-Urumqi-Kanasi-Turpan-other cities in Xinjiang, then to Dunhuang-zhangye-wuwei (in Gansu pro.), then to Henan province, Zhengzhou-kaifeng-luoyang-Shaolin temple.Then Fujian province, wuji mountain and Xiamen...Maybe it was a really too long journey for myself and I've been so worried about everything for those senior travellers. So the second when the bus transfered them away from the hotel, I felt unexperenced freedom.The freedom stopped me from acting alert, I guess.
The bus was still rolling, while the memory of the silk route trip began flooding into my mind. There were some wonderful scenes in Xinjiang and wonderful persons along the trip...The bus made a stupid( as I see it) drivearound the whole airport terminal building before driving up to the departure floor. It was 10 o'clock. 10 minutes ahead of time.
Thank god.I rushed out of the bus and stormed inside. I ran across the huge building till I found the counter breathlessly.I made it. I checked in. Seconds later I began calming down and within 3 minutes I applied for myself a frequent traveller membership.With the fresh new memebership card, I walked back, gracefully, and had my mileage added and also, succeeded into changing my seat from 22B a center seat to 2C, front row and aisle seat.
This is Oct 5,a day to remember forever my adventure of successful runaway.
After saying goodbye to my group at the landmark hotel in Guangzhou city, I came to sudden realizationg that I was about to be late for my own flight back to Hangzhou. It was 9 am already and my flight was 1055 am.
I rushed back to the hotel reception and checked out and dragged my bag to the shuttle bus stop. It was a good day and a little windy there. I gave over 20 yuan for the fare while the girl returned my 100 yuan bill when the wind blew almost it away.I joked. ' I really should pay one more yuan for the insurance, but not for the bus ride.' She smiled.' Do you think I can catch this flight.' She checked my ticket and answered. The next bus was supposed to arrive at the airport at 1015. That is, it's very difficult to say.' but you can try to catch the bus from another station, which is 5 minutes away by taxi from here. That shuttle bus arrives 15 minutes earlier that here.'I crossed the street, and jumped on the taxi. 11 yuan was the taxi fare. I paid the bus fare and waited.
The bus arrived and waited to drive out of the station East hotel around 9:20.I began to pray and the bus attendant seemed to sense my nerve. I explained to her. She said the bus would arrive by 1010.10:10? Still I will be late. Different from other airports, the one in Guangzhou closes the checkin 45 minutes earlier than takeoff. 1015 would be the arrival time and meanwhile, the closing time for checkin.I worried about the worst consequence. But all of sudden, I began to give up. I switched on my ipod and began listening while watching the road and clock.The road was not busy, at all, compared to yesterday when we flied in the same airport from Wuyi mountain in Fujian province.
It was a long march group. We started on sep. 10, Beijing-Urumqi-Kanasi-Turpan-other cities in Xinjiang, then to Dunhuang-zhangye-wuwei (in Gansu pro.), then to Henan province, Zhengzhou-kaifeng-luoyang-Shaolin temple.Then Fujian province, wuji mountain and Xiamen...Maybe it was a really too long journey for myself and I've been so worried about everything for those senior travellers. So the second when the bus transfered them away from the hotel, I felt unexperenced freedom.The freedom stopped me from acting alert, I guess.
The bus was still rolling, while the memory of the silk route trip began flooding into my mind. There were some wonderful scenes in Xinjiang and wonderful persons along the trip...The bus made a stupid( as I see it) drivearound the whole airport terminal building before driving up to the departure floor. It was 10 o'clock. 10 minutes ahead of time.
Thank god.I rushed out of the bus and stormed inside. I ran across the huge building till I found the counter breathlessly.I made it. I checked in. Seconds later I began calming down and within 3 minutes I applied for myself a frequent traveller membership.With the fresh new memebership card, I walked back, gracefully, and had my mileage added and also, succeeded into changing my seat from 22B a center seat to 2C, front row and aisle seat.
This is Oct 5,a day to remember forever my adventure of successful runaway.
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