- 13 每天的遊戲
現代化的無錫市都是高樓大廈和跨河大橋，但河邊和路旁都種滿樹木，幾艘運泥船緩緩的在河上前行。
按地圖指示，我要過一兩條河，但很多橋都只讓汽車通過，行人可以走過的橋很少，要騎車到1-2公里以外地方才有。
南禪寺步行街有夜市。我找到一家旅館，希望盡快把單車和行李放下來，晚上可以逛街。
「對不起。」年約三十的服務員說。「我們這家旅館沒有接待外國人的牌照。」
其實我 Posted by 東山 in 單車鐵道紫砂壺 | May 23, 2018
- 12 水果店老闆
太陽很努力地把我當成烤鴨，我的汗水像烤鴨的油那樣不斷流下來，連臉上的 (防曬) 太陽油也一起流到眼中，我好幾次要停下來用快乾毛巾擦拭。
我騎到無錫邊緣，想找點好吃的東西，卻一家餐廳也找不到。下午三時，太陽的「爐火」幾乎把我的「油」 (汗水) 都烤乾了。街上沒有行人，連汽車也幾乎沒有；我按著地圖指示，走到幾年前曾到過的小區。
當時也是一個大熱天，我到這裡其中一家水果店買 Posted by 東山 in 單車鐵道紫砂壺 | May 21, 2018
- 11 單車店老闆我繼續查閱電子地圖，發現有兩家單車店，但距離甚遠，其中一家在北邊，另一家在西邊。我應該去哪一間呢？
我先到比較接近的西邊那家，那裡卻沒有單車店的蹤影。
我只好繼續去北邊那家。
一小時後，我到了一家叫「金戈鐵馬」的單車店，是一家大型單車連鎖店的分店。
如果這裡也不能修好單車，我還要繼續找下去嗎？
我把車推進去，一位大媽和兩個女孩在店裡，知道我的來意，便說能修理。
大媽從櫃枱後面走出來，取出配件，彎下腰，要動手了。
我鬆了一口氣。
「這個不能修。」
我的心 Posted by 東山 in 單車鐵道紫砂壺 | May 21, 2018
- 10 小禍變大禍這場大禍，可以讓我折返上海。
這場大禍，卻讓我在蘇州半日遊。
早上起床梳洗後，走到地下的小餐廳。小餐廳在大堂旁邊，門口有一位職員收取早餐券，但我去的時候剛巧他不在。餐廳用上米白色主調，白色桌子配上米白色的皮椅，黑色的透視窗簾把玻璃窗外的陽光輕輕的放進來，汽車停在窗外，比睡著的獅子老虎還要溫馴。
餐廳的另一邊放滿食物，都是自助型式讓客人去取，這家旅館的自助早餐也蠻豐富的，有炒麵、青菜、白粥、麵包、炸餃子、烚雞蛋等等，我吃了好幾盤以補充體力，一位服務員看見守門的同事不在，便向我索取早餐券。我 Posted by 東山 in 單車鐵道紫砂壺 | May 20, 2018
- 蘇州路上
午餐是最好的休息借口。
中午十二時，我已騎了五個半小時，走了六十多公里，肌肉疲累；這是第一天騎長途車的正常現象。
我來到昆山市，這裡的規模跟上海市還差很遠，勉強可以跟香港的屯門比一比。我不經意來到好像市中心的地方，多吃了一個橙 (橘子)。
路邊的他，跟我四目交投。我在異鄉，就跟他建立緣份。
他是露天單 Posted by 東山 in 單車鐵道紫砂壺 | May 20, 2018
- 溫度決定速度我計劃在樹蔭下慢慢騎行，享受微涼的感覺。在太陽底下要趕快騎行，以避開熱力。事實上，在樹蔭下我的騎行速度較快，但在太陽底下出汗，騎行速度較慢。
今天天氣預測約有攝氏40度。
早上五時我已起床，可惜天空大放光明；我更驚動了鄰房的周大哥夫婦。周大婦替我弄了一副雞蛋肉鬆燒餅，再加上一塊烤麵飽，還有一杯咖啡，讓我吃飽了，收拾行李。
這次我汲取了經驗，把更多旅行袋的東西都放在單車袋裡，所以旅行袋比較扁平，我把背包放上去，加上4條索帶，背包便不容易掉下來。
我倒是想不到，單車前面的布袋穿了一個洞 Posted by 東山 in 單車鐵道紫砂壺 | May 18, 2018
- 一桌四制火車站附近車水馬龍，人來人往，我打開智能電話的電子地圖，跟著一群汽車的後面，卻走錯了路。我返回火車站，再看看地圖，然後找出路。
在車上騎行的感覺很棒。
我騎了十分鐘左右，來到河邊，路旁有舊式的紅磚屋，外牆大都變成灰黑色，還有少量的磚剥落，倒是一部分體式空調 (冷氣機) 大刺刺的掛在外面，沙發店的招牌在另一邊，呈現出新舊混合卻不大協調的特色。
我過了小橋，開始發現熟悉的地方。約二十分鐘後，我已到了周大哥的家。我把單車放好，洗了澡，吃了午飯，跟周大嫂閒聊。後來我感到昏昏欲睡 (可不是跟他說話 Posted by 東山 in 單車鐵道紫砂壺 | May 16, 2018
- Bus, taxi and plane
I was still grateful for the good sleep now that I'm away from altitude. I woke at 0840 without an alarm. It was dark outside due to cloudy weather and being in an internal courtyard of my Langzghong guesthouse. I Posted by alexchan in 2015 Sichuan Autumn & Mulu Caves | Oct 29, 2015
- Exploring the old townStreets of Langzhong.
After a leisurely breakfast fruit, yoghurt and muesli in my room, I went out for a 2h+ exploration of the old town. It was more of the same as what I had se Posted by alexchan in 2015 Sichuan Autumn & Mulu Caves | Oct 28, 2015
- An ancient city
What bliss it is to wake naturally without an alarm. Even better that I had a good night sleep without altitude complications. After a very leisurely breakfast and prep, I checked out around 1000 and taxied to Beimen bus station Posted by alexchan in 2015 Sichuan Autumn & Mulu Caves | Oct 27, 2015
- Back to the big city again
I had a perfect night sleep last night. Kangding at 2600m / 8530ft is a breeze after Tagong which was higher than Lhasa. I made some muesli and yoghurt for breakfast before heading downstairs to meet the Swiss. We shared Posted by alexchan in 2015 Sichuan Autumn & Mulu Caves | Oct 26, 2015
- A step downKangding by day.
Yep, another bad night sleep due to altitude. But it will soon be a distant memory as we descend down to Kangding [Kangding-travel-guide-1325247] today which is “ Posted by alexchan in 2015 Sichuan Autumn & Mulu Caves | Oct 25, 2015
- Big day on my feetPrayer flags on the grasslands.
I had a bad night sleep due to altitude last night; the half sleeping pill I took didn’t help much. Max recommended that I wake around 0800 becaus Posted by alexchan in 2015 Sichuan Autumn & Mulu Caves | Oct 24, 2015
- Higher than LhasaBeautifully decorated Tibetan windows.
I had trouble getting to sleep last night; it must have been the altitude at around 2600m / 8530 ft. I took half a sleeping pill and had a Posted by alexchan in 2015 Sichuan Autumn & Mulu Caves | Oct 23, 2015
- All by myselfLocals, young and old come out to dance to Tibetan music in Kangding's square at night. Young ones in hip gear and oldies in the everyday traditional garb.
Kim had to wake about Posted by alexchan in 2015 Sichuan Autumn & Mulu Caves | Oct 22, 2015
- Travel blues
We had another lazy day. It was Kim’s last full day in China whereas I had another seven to go. We spent part of the day in the room, this time making hotel bookings for August next year.
More importantly, I Posted by alexchan in 2015 Sichuan Autumn & Mulu Caves | Oct 21, 2015
- Long ride back to the big city
We had a lazy day yesterday after the walk in the park the day before. We spent the day largely in bed and in the room, but I did put my time to good use booking some more air tickets Posted by alexchan in 2015 Sichuan Autumn & Mulu Caves | Oct 20, 2015
- A walk in the park (with a zillion others)[http://images.travbuddy.com/5550_14453259709906.jpg]Crowd waiting for the turnstiles.
Today is the big day, both in terms of being a possible highlight for the trip and also in terms duration. We had a Chinese breakfast at the hotel before being run to t Posted by alexchan in 2015 Sichuan Autumn & Mulu Caves | Oct 18, 2015
- Long bus ride to the mountainsPanorama as we climbed to the higher parts of the road trip. Shot through the bus window doesn't do it justice.
We were pleased that we had been able to change our travel to Jiuz Posted by alexchan in 2015 Sichuan Autumn & Mulu Caves | Oct 17, 2015
- Adorable pandasFeeding a panda cub by a bottle.
We repeated the greasy Chinese breakfast at the Ibis before taking a taxi to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. We hadn’t planned Posted by alexchan in 2015 Sichuan Autumn & Mulu Caves | Oct 16, 2015
- Daytrip to Happy MountainHow much shit do you have to pump into the air to get smog like this 2.5h away from the city.
Today, we went to Leshan [Leshan-travel-guide-1310150] (which liter Posted by alexchan in 2015 Sichuan Autumn & Mulu Caves | Oct 15, 2015
- Moving on to SichuanThe biggest single baggage claim hall I've ever seen at an airport, I think. this is Chengdu T2.
Hedonistic morning
We had a lazy start to the day. I made muesli and yoghurt for Posted by alexchan in 2015 Sichuan Autumn & Mulu Caves | Oct 14, 2015
- Explorations and revisitsFrench Concession area.
New territory for me
I thought we’d explore the French Concession around Huaihai Road today as it would be new to me. We took the metro there. On board, K Posted by alexchan in 2015 Sichuan Autumn & Mulu Caves | Oct 13, 2015
- Shanghai'ed once moreThe train reaches 421 km/h during offpeak hours which excluded our ride.
On board
We took off late as a last-minute illness stopped one passenger from travelling and his/her lug Posted by alexchan in 2015 Sichuan Autumn & Mulu Caves | Oct 12, 2015
- Japanese germ warfareAt the Japanese Germ Warfare Experimental Base.
This morning, we had better luck with taxis getting the Japanese Germ Warfare Experimental Base, which was in the south side of Ha Posted by alexchan in 2013/2014 Goa & Harbin | Jan 11, 2014
