Friends traveling to my Aba

I would like to express my gratitude to the friends who traveled together this time: Fang Fang, Shan Shan, Brother Hou, and Xue Chen. Because of you, this trip became so unforgettable.

On the morning of June 17, Fang Fang suddenly told me that we would set off to the grassland in the evening. I was shocked at that time. I didn’t expect that the trip to the grassland and Huanglong River that she had been talking about a few days ago would come true so soon. It is said that it can be accomplished so quickly thanks to Shanshan and Brother Hou. Because Shanshan had temporarily decided to set off on the same day, even though Brother Hou had gone to Aba Prefecture a few days ago, it turned out that he could agree to it because of a small wish in his heart.

After working for so many years, I have never been to play anywhere. I have been in Xiamen for two years, and I have only visited a few scenic spots on the island. In Shanghai, I usually visit the business districts around Xiaobai, and I was reluctant to go up to the Oriental Pearl Tower because it was an event. This trip to Aba was really One trip counts as a real trip.

During the day, everyone was busy preparing for the evening departure. For someone like me who has basically never traveled before, it was exciting and happy to leave at night. After making some preparations, we officially embarked on our trip to Aba around 8 p.m. In fact, among this group of people, I have seen Shanshan but am not familiar with him. So after Shanshan gave us a brief introduction, we all officially started our journey to Aba.

Because everyone was busy preparing their own things, many people didn't actually eat dinner. When we arrived in Wenchuan, it was already around 11 o'clock in the evening. We opened a triple room and a double room in the place where Brother Hou had stayed before and stayed. That night we all had instant noodles for dinner. Yes, do you think our self-driving trip will be luxurious? Yes, you are wrong. The first meal we eat when we go out is instant noodles, instant noodles of various flavors

Brother Hou said that everyone will get up at six o'clock tomorrow morning and set off at seven o'clock, so everyone After eating instant noodles (Brother Hou didn't eat them), they went back to their respective rooms to sleep. Brother Hou is very fond of beds and has difficulty falling asleep, so he was the last one to fall asleep during the subsequent journeys.

In the morning in Wenchuan, we got up at about six o'clock one after another. The girls had to put on makeup, so it took a little longer. I guess we checked out of the hotel and found a breakfast place around seven o'clock. Eat and get ready to hit the road.

Shanshan gave full play to the fine tradition of going to the toilet after eating. He came right after breakfast! ! ! We drove all the way west, and Brother Hou also told us about the newly built roads and newly built buildings after the earthquake. The sky gradually became bluer, and our mood became better and better.

Where do you think our destination is? Yes, we had no destination. Brother Hou drove us all the way deep, and suddenly we said we wanted to go see the snow-capped mountains. Brother Hou then turned around and headed towards Dagu Glacier. It took about half an hour to drive from the fork. We took a break here for convenience

Brother Hou looked at the map and said, if we go to Dagu Glacier, we will come back We also detoured to a section of the road we came from, which means that if we drive from this road to Dagu Glacier, when we come down, we will continue to pass by the road we just came from, which is Huirao Old Road, so Brother Hou suggested: drive to the grassland first, then arrive at Hongyuan to rest, then set off to Dagu Glacier and then take another road. This way, although it is a bit detoured, our route will not be repeated on the whole.

After a short discussion, everyone agreed to go this way. Yes, we went down the mountain again, returned to the previous fork and continued towards the grassland. The deeper we go, the bluer the sky and the more beautiful the scenery.

As we go deeper, we gradually begin to see yurts on the roadside, with various advertisements: Tibetan food, horse riding, accommodation, etc. Brother Hou said that it would be very cold if we stayed here at night, and there was no hot water for bathing, so we happily decided not to stay there and stay in Hongyuan at night!

Around 1 p.m., we chose a restaurant to experience horse riding and Tibetan food. The horse riding experience really left me with lingering fears. The boss said: Never stand behind the horse, otherwise it will kick you. Then when you ride a horse, you take the horse away and ride it yourself. After that, I never went on it again. Even after I got on and off with the help of the boss at the beginning, I couldn't sit on the saddle again. Because maybe our method is wrong and the horse keeps moving over there, and we are afraid of being kicked behind it, yes. . Anyway, it was a terrible riding experience. But if Fang Fang and Xue Chen go up, they will still have a lot of fun, so I can only be the groom, haha!

As the boss prepared our meals, we started to eat. We ordered: stir-fried beef, butter tea (forgot what it was called), yogurt (really sour, sour, and smelly)

This meal cost us about 300 yuan, and riding a horse We had to pay 30 per person even if we didn’t ride. Finally, when we were about to leave, we asked the boss to take a photo for us. It was so beautiful to take pictures in a beautiful place!

During this period, we also passed by Ertang Flower Sea. Brother Hou said that there was no charge before. When we arrived, there was already a fee, so we happily decided not to go in.

I took a few photos around and left. Shanshan also left a photo that he felt most satisfied with here, which became his WeChat avatar! !

It was about four o'clock in the afternoon, and we arrived at Moon Bay. The girls may have caught a cold from playing in the grassland in the afternoon, or they may be a little tired from playing, so they all We didn’t get out of the car to take a look at this winding river

Then we accelerated our pace to Hongyuan and happened to find a hotel. The owner of the hotel happened to be from the same place as Sichuan and Brother Hou. So we happily rented a large room with four beds to save some money. But climbing stairs at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters is a real chore. Climbing four floors is as breathtaking as climbing eight floors in one breath.

Fang Fang began to suffer from altitude sickness. She felt uncomfortable, dizzy, and vomited. . . On the advice of the hotel owner, I bought a few oxygen tanks and sucked them first. After Brother Hou and Shanshan saw that they were settled, they went to the Internet cafe to play a few games. I then bought a box of rhodiola capsules and some water from a nearby store and brought them to the two girls. Fortunately, Fang Fang recovered after resting for two hours, but Xue Chen had high fever again while eating.

Brother Hou said in the evening that he would not dare to take you to the higher Dagu Glacier tomorrow, for fear of what would happen if something happened. So the next day we slept until we woke up naturally, walked towards Songpan, then returned to Wenchuan to buy cherries and then returned to Chengdu. (Plans often fail to keep up with changes)

By the way, square dancing is really popular all over China, and there are people dancing on the plateau. But it's not the kind where the leader dances in front, but a group of people surround the city in a circle, and then happily listen to Tibetan songs and dance there. It is also very interesting, but if you are not familiar with the place, you are still afraid of what will happen if you go far away. So we strolled around for a while, went back to where we lived, found a supermarket, bought some food to eat in the car the next day, and then returned to where we lived.

Everyone may be a little tired, and the temperature in Hongyuan at night is about 8 degrees. The quilt in the hotel is not very thick, and there is an electric blanket. That night Brother Hou was very considerate and said that he slept on the bed without an electric blanket (the original room only had 3 beds, and one bed was newly added) and said that he was not afraid of the cold. It was actually quite cold, and I turned off the electric blanket when I went to sleep, but I was still curled up in the morning. So it can be imagined that Brother Hou is actually quite cold there.

The funniest thing is that Brother Hou actually asked Shanshan to get up at about one or two o'clock at night and go online and said that he couldn't sleep. Don't ask me why I heard it, because I just listened anyway. We’re here. Also, around five o'clock in the morning, Brother Hou was talking in his sleep. I forgot exactly what he meant. Anyway, I thought he was talking to Shanshan, but later I found out that he was really talking in his sleep. Ha ha. . . Maybe Brother Hou is really a little tired! Not only physical but also psychological things!

After a good sleep, everyone got up one after another. However, it was already around nine o'clock. I got up earlier. Fang Fang seemed to still have a high fever and kept complaining of a headache. Fortunately, Xue Chen was fine. So I went down and bought an oxygen bottle (I was really unfamiliar with the environment. In fact, I just walked around a corner and it was a commercial street. There was a pharmacy there for 25 yuan for an oxygen bottle. We asked the hotel owner to buy it for us yesterday for 30 yuan. , and what’s even more speechless is that a medical insurance designated drugstore opposite that drugstore only costs 20?(⊙﹏⊙)b)

After I checked on Baidu, I said that taking Fenbite will be better for headaches. So I bought an oxygen bottle and Fenbid and brought some porridge and eggs for Fang Fang to eat first. What’s interesting is that Shanshan’s T-shirts were not picked up to dry at night, so the whole thing smelled sour~~~ What’s even more interesting is that those who are interested will find that in our photos, we are all wearing the same T-shirts. ?!

It was already around ten o'clock when everyone was ready to leave, so we found a breakfast shop to have breakfast, and we set off to Songpan. On the way, Brother Hou also promoted the classes for their students with us. It is said that children here must not only learn Chinese in class, but also Tibetan. But the people here, because the ultraviolet rays are so strong, their faces are all red from the sun. I have only been there for a day, and my face is also sunburned.

We continued to drive all the way, and Brother Hou continued to spread knowledge to us, saying that this place was the grassland that the Red Army passed through during the Long March. Wet said how many Red Army soldiers died here at that time.

After we took a short rest here, one of the recreational facilities was a motorcycle. We rented 3 units at a time

I don’t know much about these guys who still need to use their feet to shift gears o(╯□╰)o and then I mainly watch them play. , fortunately, I went on to take pictures again.

After a short stop, we continued driving towards Songpan, intending to go to Chuanzhu Temple. Yes, our plan is that there is no plan. After driving for a while on the endless grassland road, everyone felt a little hungry again. So we started looking for a place to stay. That place had to be higher and there would be no cow dung haha. Finally we saw a small hillside. Although it was quite steep, the technical level of the mountain was not too bad. Hey, we came up, we camped, and we used the car bag to make a sunshade.

There is also an interesting episode: Brother Hou probably watched too much Running Man, so when he was shopping in the supermarket last night, he was thinking about buying a few bottles of Anmuxi. Okay, so we took five bottles of "Anmuxi". When Nima went back and took it out to drink, he found: It was Moslian? Brother Hou had a disappointed look in his eyes, and he was still saying, why did he take it? Wrong!

When we were immersed in the joy of camping, taking pictures, and eating, suddenly it started to rain lightly, and then heavily. Brother Hou was afraid that if the rain fell too hard, the slope down would be very dangerous. Yes, it's very muddy and you might get stuck. So the "tent" that we spent more than ten minutes setting up was packed up in less than five minutes. Before we finally got in the car, there was hail. . Hail. . The weather changes so quickly.

We quickly escaped from the small highland. When we returned to the main road, there was no rain. Looking out the window, we found that the rain had gone far away. It was really a kind of weather under a cloud.

We hit the road again around 3pm, so we kept driving. We arrived at Songpan around 4pm. However, Chuanzhu Temple was being renovated, and it was still raining, so we headed straight to Songzhou. . We had dinner there, walked around the ancient city wall, and bought some yak meat for my boss.

Our car continued to drive. After calculation, if we rushed back to Chengdu that night, it would probably be early in the morning, so we happily decided to stay in Dujiangyan for one night. On the way to Dujiangyan, Brother Shan gave full play to his fearless and steady driving skills. When we arrived near Wenchuan, we stopped to pick up stones.

The most interesting thing after continuing on the road is to play an overtaking game with a Land Rover. There is nothing to say about the Land Rover's straight-line acceleration, but the driver's driving skills are probably not very skilled and he must brake and slow down every time he reaches a corner, so we are behind it but can't pass it. We probably fought back and forth for more than ten minutes and dozens of rounds. (The mountain roads are too winding) So, we listened to bigBang’s songs and finally waited for an opportunity to surpass them in one fell swoop. Shanshan proudly said that now he can no longer surpass us. Yes, within a short while he was left far behind by us

When we arrived at Dujiangyan, Shanshan seemed to have found his home ground. He recommended a hotel and said that he had been here before. I stay here all the time when I'm playing, it's very nice. To be honest, it was really good. I had the most comfortable sleep I have had in many days. In fact, you can tell just by looking at Brother Hou. He said he slept well last night! !

It was already past eleven o'clock in the evening, and we took a night tour of Dujiangyan.

We continued to sleep until we woke up naturally, and under the guidance of Shanshan, we ate at a dumpling restaurant that he liked very much. Even when he ordered too many dumplings at the end, he was reluctant to throw them away and had to pack them away! The temperature in Dujiangyan that day was about 30 degrees. Brother Hou finally suggested going to Bailu Town, where the scenery is nice.

Why go back to Chengdu? I haven’t played High yet! Mountains and mountains are miserable, and I always want to go to Huanglong River, but Xue Chen says it’s not fun there, and there’s nothing he can do about it. When I arrived in Bailu Town, I saw the various styles of architecture from various countries. For people like me, who came from Shanghai, stayed in Xiamen, traveled to Shenyang, Chongqing, and Jiangsu for business trips. There is really nothing outstanding about this architectural style. The most fun thing is this,

Yes, you can soak your feet in the water and drink tea there! So you have seen Sichuan people playing mahjong in the water. This is normal!

Then Fangfang said she wanted to go rafting. Yes, I don’t really like water sports. Because I always feel that I will get wet. So they went to play, and I waited there for them to come back. The whole rafting took about an hour. Seeing them come back wet made me feel so happy. It was indeed the right thing not to go, haha! !

But seeing them so happy is enough!

Do you think we will go back in the end? Wrong, we turned around and went to Tongji Flower Sea halfway. Actually it's not that far, it only takes about ten minutes. But the place closes at 5:30, and it was already 5:15 when we arrived, so we took a few photos and left.

I’m finally going back! We arrived in Chengdu at around 7 o'clock in the evening! The sky here in Chengdu doesn’t get dark until half past eight, so returning here at seven o’clock feels the same as when I was in Shanghai at five o’clock.

The three-day journey is over. Thanks to my friends for bringing me such a colorful trip. Along the way, I felt Fangfang's grandeur, a big sister's aura, and the most common thing she talked about was: Shanshan is the biggest, but she is also very gentle. Since I was relatively unfamiliar with them at the beginning, he always took care of me. They are all shouting "Bin Bin"? A very gentle man. Indeed, sometimes I feel that he is not like 93 but should be 89! ! Haha~~

Xue Chen, everything is beautiful all the way. Although she might look a little thin, and I was worried that she wouldn't be able to handle the altitude, she was still pretty good in the end. She has a girl-next-door look and gives off a feeling that she always needs to be protected. However, her patron saint did take care of her all the way

Brother Hou will not say much, he drove hard all the way and also served as a tour guide.

He introduced the local customs to us and acted as our translator. Without him, our journey would have been rugged and full of unknowns and potential dangers.

This time it was Brother Hou who took us on such a smooth journey! !