There And Back Again, A Hobbit's Tale

I'd decided that after getting back from skiing, I'd go on a trip to Changbaishan, a mountain that an Iranian recommended to me, but I had very little idea of how to get there and back. Amazingly, as I walked back into the hostel to get my bags to go, two Chinese guys said they were going there too, and basically became my tour guides for the next couple of days. I'm finding that China has a way of making you feel really lucky, seems like this kind of thing happens all the time. As you can see, Changbaishan was worth visiting. The photo seems like a postcard I guess, but it's hard to make a frozen lake filling an extinct crater at 2700m of altitude not look cliched. Those mountains in the distance: North Korea. I forgot to bring a gold ring and hurl it into the lake. The rest of the mountain was brilliant, with typical snow-covered scenery everywhere. I'll probably upload some of those on boring days here in Beijing. Feeling pretty good at this stage, not necessarily about my Chinese but enjoying myself anyways.