Young Grass Shangri-La Travel Notes (Part 1): No camera can compare to your own eyes

We took an early flight to Kunming and arrived at noon. We didn’t have much to do on the first day. After checking in, we took a taxi to Kunming city to look for food. There is exactly one taxi for a group of four.

It doesn’t matter whether the tour is good or not. Where is the scenery?

The point is to have fun eating.

Of course the first meal is local food.

We are not familiar with the place, so we just randomly searched it on Dianping.com. I personally feel that although Dianping spends money on marketing, the top-ranked restaurants are not necessarily unpalatable even if they are not amazing.

We blindly chose a place in a shopping mall next to the Auto City. Fuk Chiu Building .

Maybe the locals don’t like it? It feels like a "tourist" restaurant...

But who are we?

We are four outsiders!

Steam pot chicken, fried porcini mushrooms, fried green head mushrooms, chicken rice noodles ... Getting up early + tired from the journey + delaying meals, this meal soothed our taste buds very well. Four outsiders said: Eat Quite satisfied.

I found that Yunnan cuisine likes to put chili pepper in every dish, but it is not spicy at all.

After finishing the meal, I walked out and saw that the decoration next door was more unique, with a larger layout and grander momentum. Looking in from the window, the booths along the street were very unique and sentimental...

Flying Pig: Hey, what a pity, what a pity, I should have chosen again just now.

As soon as I finished speaking, I walked to the door at the end and saw: green tea. (Well-known chain restaurant in Hangzhou)

A wave of relief. No regrets. (Hangzhou Longjing Road Green Tea is very unique, it is recommended to eat it, but we cannot come to Yunnan to eat green tea)

Originally, this day was very casual. Kunming was just a transit station, and we didn’t know how to buy the more unique flower markets.

So Langlang said: If there is no place you want to visit in a city, it is better to go to its museum .

Yunnan Provincial Museum

Langlang and I were classmates in junior high school, and she acted like "not very close friends" throughout her student life. But some people's strong personalities and powerful abilities slowly emerge. In terms of common sense and life skills, she has already left me far behind...

Langlang likes mountains and rivers, the customs and customs, and all historical and cultural monuments.

I'm different, I just like to eat, drink, have fun and lie down.

I was shocked by the imposing entrance of the museum, so I had to give it to Ah Shui so that she could also experience the cultural influence...

Ah Shui: Shall I go to the museum? ? Have you been kidnapped? ! ! ! !

Me: Get lost.

The museum is very good and very big.

But my teammates were too stupid, which affected my pursuit of knowledge.

As soon as Chen Xiansen entered the door, he keenly found the "survival channel": the cafe on the first floor.

Just after taking the elevator to the third floor, Chen Xiansen said: I am a little dizzy and my breathing is uncomfortable.

In front of Langlang and Feizhu, I felt a little defeated. I rolled my eyes at him: Don't panic, you are either a high-reflex or afraid of learning.

The first exhibition hall according to the tour route is the origin of humankind, with many dinosaurs on display.

Mr. Chen: Dinosaurs have not evolved into higher Homo sapiens for hundreds of millions of years. Why did monkeys become enlightened after thousands of years? Isn't it controlled by aliens?

I... actually think he is right.

At first the four of us walked side by side. As we walked, there were only three of us left. Langlang watched very carefully and fell behind.

Me: Your wife is old and it’s okay to be curious.

Feizhu was disdainful: She is not as knowledgeable as me, so she is still in school.

Feizhu: I'm just interested in taking a look. A general understanding is enough. Do you think she remembers it after seeing it? Have you forgotten all about it?

I smiled and nodded: So, if you look at it, it’s all in vain. It’s better not to look at it… Then we are “different paths to the same destination”.

After being "inspired" by Flying Pig, my feet suddenly became weak, my chest felt tight, and I was short of breath... I told Mr. Chen that I felt the difficulty in breathing you mentioned.

Chen Xiansen was very pleasantly surprised and said: Let’s go, I’ve long been optimistic about the coffee shop.

So we reluctantly walked through 2 halls and decided to say goodbye. Chen Xiansen felt happy to be released from prison. Flying Pig looked envious and said helplessly: Go ahead, you all go ahead, I will accompany the leader for a while.

The moment I lay down on the sofa, I despised my lack of education and couldn't help but sigh: It's so comfortable.

Langlang and Feizhu went shopping for a long time. After returning, I felt that her whole person exuded an intellectual and charming light.

Students, study hard! Don't be like me, all I have is beauty.

After meeting up, I searched Dianping again and found a Yunnan rice noodle restaurant called "Qiao Xiangyuan" which is a 5-minute walk away.

After checking in, I said sincerely: It’s not delicious.

I also had to get up early to catch a flight the next day, and my luggage allowance was purchased the night before. Afraid of being overweight, she even brought a electronic scale with her!

That’s it, perfect score for life skills.

The entire trip was arranged and organized by Langlang, from booking flights, hotels, car rentals, itinerary guides, to buying luggage allowance and tickets to attractions. We didn't worry about it at all, and she made no mistakes at all.

I am a man and I want to marry her in my next life.

Early August is the rainy season in Yunnan. As soon as you get off the plane, the sound of rain starts singing a cheerful ditty, as if to say: Young grass is the best, welcome young grass~

Flat body, flat body.

We rented a car from "Wukong Car Rental", which has a service point at the airport. Before picking up the car, carefully check the condition of the car, otherwise it will not be clear when changing the car.

The car has a panoramic sunroof. I just fiddled with it when I got in the car, then closed it and never opened it again... because I was afraid of being exposed to the sun.

Beibei people, pay attention, be sure to wear sunscreen!

Even on cloudy and rainy days in Yunnan, ultraviolet rays are still very strong. I put on sunscreen, a hat, and glasses in Langlang, and after returning home, I got three degrees of darkness.

In the first few days, I was packed like a rice dumpling. In the next few days, I was disfigured by the hot water and couldn't wash my face, let alone put on sunscreen and wear a mask. When I came back, Brother Zhen also said that I looked a little darker.

Chen Xiansen, a straight man, refused to put on any sunscreen during the first half of the race and ended up getting sunburned. It was only after the pain that he regretted it, so he took the initiative to wipe it off in the next few days.

This is my first time renting a car and traveling by car in another province . Super cool! I highly recommend this method. The degree of freedom is very high . It is easier to put things in the car during the trip than to carry them on your own.

Driving out from the airport, everything is fresh: unlike Lijiang and Dali, the streets of Shangri-La already have a strong Tibetan style. Herds of yaks are scattered on the road, wandering freely...

Shangri-La Hotel

After a short rest, we went out to look for food. Because I was going to the snow-capped mountains in the afternoon and I was pressed for time, I wanted to do it nearby at noon.

But the store I was looking for may have closed due to the epidemic. So we randomly walked into a very inconspicuous roadside shop...

Wow, it’s delicious!

The rice noodles were better than last night, and the lemon chicken was also great.

This kind of thing is probably a treasure in a city. Encountering a "little luck" around the corner will make peopleget closer to this strange city.

But this is not the top 1 in my memory. Once upon a time, there was a mediocre bowl of black-bone chicken rice noodles in front of Langlang and me on the edge of the ancient town of Lijiang... As a result, we ate there three times in just a two-day trip! !

Can you experience the power of being able to give up new explorations and keep looking back on delicious food during the journey? I think this is the most beautiful rice noodle taste in my memory.

But don't tell me that I can't find it now if I go back. I don't want to go back and look for it either.

Why do we have to recreate memories?

Li Ao: To revisit an old dream is to destroy it.

Some good things should stay in the past .

And we will encounter new beauty along the way.

Today’s biggest check-in point: Shika Snow Mountain.

When we went, tourism in other provinces had just opened and there were very few tourists. Although there is no snow on the snow-capped mountains this season, there are no crowds in the scenic spots throughout the entire journey, making it comfortable.

For some scenery, you must not "hear about" it, but go and experience it yourself.

No camera can compare to your own eyes.

I have lived in Jiangsu and Zhejiang for a long time, and the beautiful scenery and exquisite nature are incomparable. But when I got here, I realized that the majestic momentum of nature, the magnanimity of the great openings and closings, the camera cannot record even one ten thousandth of it.

Although there is no snow, I am not sorry either. In a suitable temperature, there is no scorching sun on a cloudy day, and it is very interesting to leisurely climb up the stairs.

What’s even more interesting is….

Suddenly a gust of wind blew by, blowing Langlang's fisherman's hat down to the bottom of the plank road.

OMG~A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform is here!

It's time to show off the true skills of a man!

Feizhu, who had been bickering all the way, volunteered to show off and went to pick up a hat for his wife. There is a corner just ahead where you can go down.

Watching the flying pig go downstairs quickly, pick up the hat, and then climb back up... He said he had a high fever...

You can't feel it when walking naturally on the plateau. Once you run or exercise, you will easily become breathless.

Lang Lang walked ahead with his SLR camera to take photos, while Chen Xiansen rested with Feizhu. Feizhu said: I'm hungry and want to eat a small cake.

Chen Xiansen just handed it to him... Another gust of wind passed by, and the small cake fell on the same place where the hat was thrown! again!

Feizhu, myself, and Chen Xiansen looked at each other in confusion.

Feizhu’s first reaction: Shh~~ don’t tell Langlang!

Feizhu's second reaction: looked at Chen Xiansen tenderly.

Chen Xiansen understood. I stood on it, as if I had gone back in time, and watched the original sound reproduction - except that the man showing off his manly skills was replaced by my own Chen Xiansen.

After Chen Xiansen climbed up, he said in a manly manner: Gao is too anti-Japanese.

Chen Xiansen & Yak, their clothes and coat colors are like brothers

I climbed to the top of the mountain, pointed out the mountains and rivers, and saw a lonely tree...

Chen Xiansen: What did you see? I saw the withered sky.

Me: I...I...see your pretentiousness.

Chen Xiansen thought I was boring and asked Langlang: What did you see?

Langlang moved away from the SLR, took a look and said: Tree! a tree.

Hey, every man who is good at literature and art has a pool of loneliness in his heart~

If you go, remember to see my heart.

Hahaha, this is the mark I left for you.

Tip: In the upper left corner.

There is a canteen on the way down the mountain.

Chen Xiansen drank pine mushroom chicken soup.

I had yak kebab.

Flying Pig ate a piece of cake.

Langlang ate nothing and played with her camera.

If you take a closer look, everyone instinctively makes the choice they should make.

At the foot of the mountain, there are dandelions everywhere, huge flowers~

After having fun in Snow Mountain, next stop: Moonlight Plaza.

Moonlight Square is a small citizens' square, but there is Guishan Park on the top of the mountain next to it, where there is a giant prayer wheel that can only be turned by ten people.

The fitness expert Langlang + Feizhu went to the top of the mountain in a swoosh and turned three times clockwise. The merits were complete.

The good-for-nothing couple Wang Zichen and I looked up slightly, then lowered our heads and decisively admitted defeat.

We sat in the square waiting for them, and while watching people coming and going, we discovered delicious wild prickly pear!

One dollar each. So sweet! But there are many, many small seeds, which are hard to swallow and troublesome to spit out. So even though it tasted great, after eating three of them, I didn't want to eat any more.

But I recommend you give it a try if you come across it.

For dinner, we went to an internet celebrity restaurant that Lang Lang found after reading the guide. This business is the best on the whole street, and tourists come here because of its reputation.

We had yak hot pot, Tibetan pork, yogurt, steamed buns... it was so delicious! Especially meat. This one deserves it.

Please tell me, at what moment did you feel your friend’s deep love for you?

When I said: Ah, this Tibetan pork is so delicious!

Chen Xiansen: It’s delicious, so don’t eat too much.

Langlang: If it’s delicious, just order another one.

! ! ! !

Love it, love it. At the critical moment, love is no match for friendship.

But after eating, they were exactly the same. The second plate of Tibetan pork...

emmm…….it does feel too oily. Hahahaha~

However, the fact that Tibetan Xiang Xiang Pig is delicious left a deep impression on me.