August 1, 2017
SYX → SVX
Now, it’s time for another travel-related installment.
Sanya is a good place to get some R&R by the sea and catch up on sleep; if only the holidays weren’t so short…. Once again it’s time to board a plane, and… twiddle my thumbs for 3.5 hours, waiting for departure clearance. Yeah, such things happen here every now and again. Later, I heard that at the same time, some people had to wait for 6 hours for their departure at Beijing airport! That would be enough to drive you mad… When you’re actually traveling in a plane, time passes much quicker than when your departure is delayed indefinitely, and you’re just sitting around in the airport building or in a plane next to the runway.
And finally we’re airborne!
This place is sunny, the clouds are fluffy white, it’s all cheery, and palm trees line the sandy beaches.
After we have flown a little deeper into mainland China, the weather changes dramatically into the more familiar Chinese climate. The clouds are quite thick, lined up in several layers, making sure the sun cannot break through to the land below…
Read on: multi-colored bowls of Huanglong and Lake Jiuzhaigou…
