Mar 27, 2010

Today we woke up at 6 as we need to assemble at 7 outside the school gate. We intend to get breakfast at 堕落街 but we were late so we did not have any time so get our breakfast. Luckily we bought bread yesterday to eat on the bus in case we are hungry. The bread became our breakfast and we did not have any snacks to munch on in the bus when we got hungry. We made a stop at a rest station and i went to get some snacks. After a long bus ride and after our lunch, we finally reached the main entrance of 武当山. We are told to get off our bus as it cannot be driven into the compound. We are supposed to take a public bus like in Sentosa whereby we drop off at any stops we want and we can board any bus that comes. As our group is too huge, we took different buses up the mountain. The bus ride up was very interesting as it keep turning around bends and the view is very nice. However, the bus lane was very narrow and i was worried the bus might accidentally leave the track. We made our way to the first attraction which is called 太子坡. It is named so as there was a crown prince who came to 武当山 to cultivate and stay. He stayed at the place so it was named after him. We climbed a long flight of stairs and i started to feel cramps as i'm not feeling quite well. I also find it hard to breathe so i rest for a while before i went to look for the group who went ahead of me. After the first attraction, I felt much better. We head to 紫霄宫 by taking the public bus. It was a 15min ride up. In 紫霄宫, is a temple. We took photos and kept close as at 紫霄宫, entrance fee is needed. We made sure no one came between us and try to enter with us using our tickets. We saw someone being possessed by the god and it is very special as i did not see this kind of stuff before. We left and head to our hotel, 九龙山庄 which is a 3 star hotel. The appearance of the hotel looks very magnificent but the interior is another thing. The water was very dirty and the sink choked. The water has flies coming out of the tap and it is yellowish. My room's electronic key does not work and we are told to go down to the counter ourselves to exchange for a working one. After leaving our bags in the room, we went to climb a small hill near our hotel and bought ice cream. It was free and easy. We went to have dinner at 太和酒店 at 6.30pm. The food is much better than what we had for lunch and still edible. During the dinner, the tour guide asked us who wish to climb 武当山,金顶 which takes around 2 hours to climb up. I decide to give it a miss as i'm sure my body will not be able to take it. Everyone went ahead while Miss Neo & I opt out. After dinner, we went back to our rooms respectively.

Outside the temple of 紫霄宫