FuJiaZhuang Beach (付家庄公园)
DL_20070610_101450.jpg: So far I had skipped one of the most famous features of DaLian: The beaches. Today in the morning, before catching the ferry, I just relaxed at FuJiaZhuang Beach, a place I had remotely seen from bus 5 already on the way to the Forest Zoo. Continue reading DaLian (III) Beach and Ferry
A day for the animals…
…is located at the souther coast of DaLian, reachable by bus. And you know what? For that direction my hotel is located perfectly! 😉 There is just some confusion on the bus stop names which led me to run into the wrong direction first until asking for directions. In case you wanna find it: Take bus number 2 or 403 and get off after seeing a huge colorful fun-park entry in a left-turn, one stop before LaoHuTan. That colorful park entry is the right one. There are lots of ticket options, but explained in detail. Don’t take any option below 160 RMB…yea…it is expensive, but you absolutely have to see the Pole Aquarium, which alone is 120 RMB.
Continue reading DaLian (II) Ocean and Forest
DaLian – 大连
After a Chinese breakfast at the hotel I got by bus down into the city. The first day I wanted to explore the sights and shopping places of DaLian downtown. Knowing that it would probably not require an entire day I did everything slow-motion, with various breaks in cafes or parks.
It seems that due to my unplanned early arrival DaLian was yesterday not yet prepared for me and had covered everything in thick fog. Today, however, it showed itself off in bright sun shine, which could at times even get a bit too hot. But in shadow with a light breeze it was very fine weather. Continue reading DaLian (I) City Center
YT_20070606_230826.jpg: My hotel room in YanTai. This way it looks actually OK, but the bath was very tiny and not exactly clean. Continue reading YanTai (II) Ferry to DaLian