Summer Grassland Hulunbuir + Shanxi 22-Day Tour (15th) | Zhengzhou→Shanghai

The itinerary for the last two days is very simple

When I left on the first day, I took some more photos of Hukou Falls.

We arrived in Zhengzhou in the afternoon and walked our dogs for a meal with our dog friends.

The next day, I headed back to Shanghai from Zhengzhou.

The distance from Zhengzhou to Shanghai is about 950km

It's actually a little embarrassing

I think a more comfortable itinerary is 600-800km per day

No need to get up early or work late at night

I thought about staying overnight in Wuxi and going home the next day

But my parents both felt that Wuxi was so close to Shanghai.

There is absolutely no need to pay for an extra night.

Besides, we have a lot of luggage at home, and it’s very troublesome to move it up and down every time we stay.

Just get up earlier and drive to Shanghai in one day

Okay, after all, I once drove nearly 1,400km directly from Qinhuangdao.

As soon as I returned to Shanghai, the 950km journey was no big deal.

So, the total number of days for our trip is 22 days

Today’s video was also shown in the previous travelogue.

There’s no need to repeat the children’s shoes I’ve seen before.

I can't wait to write that line "THE END"!

Coyotito has an upset stomach this morning

There was a knock on the door at around 5 o'clock. Mom took her out and ate a lot of grass.

At around 6 o'clock, there was another knock on the door. This time, I took her out.

It's very thick fog today, visibility is very low

It's a pity that the yard is completely covered with concrete, and there are not even a few blades of grass to be found...

After walking around for several times, I finally found a few blades of grass on the edge of the flower bed...

Fortunately, nothing happened to the puppy in the end and he didn’t vomit.

I've had 2 bad poops, as long as I don't get sick, I'll be fine

Yesterday’s room rate included breakfast

It's just that this breakfast bar is really not flattering...

It feels like the eggs are covered with unwashed chicken poop.

I don’t like steamed buns or anything like that…

Really just stuffed some casually to fill my stomach...

So much so that I didn’t even bother to take photos.

After breakfast, we came out. There were some apple vendors in the square at the door.

My mother said the apples here seem quite famous.

2 yuan/jin, the red ones look really tempting

In the end, we bought 6 pounds of apples, which tasted really good~

The hotel also gave me an enamel cup when I checked out.

But if I hadn’t seen this photo, I would have forgotten about this cup

I feel like I've never seen him again since I got home.

I don’t know if I threw it in the car and never picked it up.

Whoever likes to take root should take root. Anyway, I’m going back to the city!

There are a lot of delicious food, convenient takeaways, and a city where you can have a full breakfast!

Return to the original route and go down the mountain highway

From time to time you can see little squirrels crossing the road

The ecological environment is really good

There are some flowers planted on the roadside, they look quite beautiful.

The fog on the mountains has dispersed, but the fog along the Yellow River has not completely cleared away.

Passing by Hukou Waterfall again, of course I can’t waste the good opportunity on the way

I switched to the telephoto lens early and grabbed the camera to take pictures.

I also asked my father to park the car in a place where many cars parked.

Jumped out of the car and started shooting

Where the Yellow River enters the "Hukou", the rapids flow down, causing water mist to rise into the sky.

Steaming clouds reaching the sky, like billowing smoke rising from the bottom of the water, can be seen dozens of miles away

The size of the mist at the mouth of the Hukou is related to the season and flow rate.

In winter, the river freezes, many waterfalls turn into ice, and surface water decreases.

The flow rate at the spout drops to 150-500 cubic meters/second, and the water flows down.

The waves are not big and there is very little water mist flying out of the trough.

The flow increases greatly in summer, and the water overflows into the deep groove with a very small drop.

The waterfall disappears and it is less likely to form dense water mist rising into the sky.

In spring and autumn, the flow is moderate and the temperature is not high.

The waterfall has a drop of more than 20 meters, and the rapids are splashing

Forming a heavy fog that fills the air, that is, the scene of "smoke rising from the bottom of the water"

Now should be the time when traffic increases in summer

The gap seen is relatively small.

If you have a chance in the future, let’s take a look at the Hukou Waterfall in spring, autumn and winter.

Rolling water of the Yellow River

Beibei saw Tiger Leaping Gorge in Yunnan in 2017

I saw Hukou Waterfall in Shanxi and Shaanxi this year

What a well-informed little dog!

Because I am worried that there will be problems if I park for too long.

And this waterfall, there isn’t really much to see.

After I finished shooting, I quickly got in the car and left.

There is an opening in Shaanxi where you can get on the expressway directly.

Not long after getting on the expressway, we crossed the Yellow River Bridge

Entered Shanxi again

The mountains here should all belong to high loess slopes

But the mountains are not bare, the vegetation is already very dense

It seems that these decades of hard work have not been in vain!

This is my first time coming to Shanxi. I don’t know what it was like here before.

But I always feel that this is the effect of water and soil management~

A certain service area on the road... before entering

You still have to climb the high steps first!

I don’t know what he was thinking, why did Mao design it like this?

Around 1pm, we found a restaurant in the service area to eat.

There are no serious restaurants here, only snack shops

I bought a Roujiamo, which was cooked in a microwave oven.

But I didn’t expect it to taste very good!

After eating one I immediately bought another one...

The burgers are also semi-finished products...according to Bei Ma, they taste pretty good.

Dad pulled the yoga mat over and let the puppy sleep on it

It's quite soft and comfortable.

Dad is very proud and feels that he has created a good sleeping environment for Beibei.

At 3:40 in the afternoon, we walked to the Yellow River in Zhengzhou~

Maybe it's because of the angle. The Yellow River here doesn't look so yellow.

Zhengxin Yellow River Bridge is well built

There aren't many cars on the road and it's very comfortable to drive.

However, not long after that, the traffic jam started...

The short 1.3km journey actually takes 21 minutes!

Sure enough, they were all traffic jams that were collected by toll stations...

In fact, the ETC lane is very smooth.

Unfortunately, there are too many cars without ETC.

The road is blocked by them = =We can only follow the queue

Fortunately, let them block the last part.

We passed the ETC in no time, it was so cool!

Zhengzhou is the capital city of Henan and finally sees high-rise buildings again

I feel very nostalgic! hey-hey! Big city, here I come! !

In a provincial capital city, there are many dog-friendly hotels to choose from.

And the conditions are generally good

For instant noodles, I chose a hotel near the CBD

Zhongzhou Huashe Hotel (Zhengzhou CBD Convention and Exhibition Center)

Parking in the hotel is very convenient, there is an underground garage

When I asked if I could bring a dog, the waiter said that puppies are allowed.

Because I thought my dog ​​friend might bring her puppy to sit down later.

I asked the waiter if my friend’s two labradors were coming over to play.

The waiter said he wanted to ask the leader for instructions, and he replied to me after a while.

As long as you don't bark or pull, you can bring it into the room.

I feel like I'm quite friendly to dogs and relatively easy to talk to.

Because this hotel only has double/twin rooms, and no extra beds are allowed.

In order to make my stay more comfortable, I simply booked two rooms

I stayed in Yongwei Intelligent Preferred King Room, 262 yuan

The room is decorated in Chinese style, with elegant layout and large area.

It's very in line with my preferences and very cost-effective!

You can use Tmall Genie to control the room, turn on and off lights/curtains, etc.

The popular smart hotels are indeed very convenient

My parents' room is next door. I booked it for them.

Caiwei·Mingshang Zen Tea Suite, the main thing I like is a massage chair

It’s been hard work traveling all the way~ I arrived early today anyway

They can enjoy the massage chair in the room and relax

This room is 414 yuan, which is more expensive, but the area is much larger.

There is also a massage chair, which is very cost-effective!

There are carpets on the sides of the bed and sofa

I don’t have to carry the yoga mat up, saving effort!

As for the bathroom, the decoration is relatively ordinary.

Both rooms are the same, so I only took pictures of one

Advantages, the toilet is smart and the bath water is very good

My dad is already enjoying himself on the massage chair

At this moment, my dog ​​friend, Lao Wei (actually a little girl born in 1994)

The fried yogurt I ordered has also arrived!

She eats fried yogurt in the group every three days to eat us.

But I don’t think I’ve seen anything like this in Shanghai.

I finally ate it today and it was really delicious.

Ice-cold, great for relieving summer heat

At 5:30 in the afternoon, Lao Wei and I made an appointment to meet in a park in Zhengzhou.

Let me first introduce her two dogs. The yellow one is rice paper.

The black one is Yidege, although they are brothers in name

But it’s actually the domineering president and his little wife!

This is their wedding photo

Those soul-like eyes were pressed on by me!

This is simply my proud work, hahahaha

After the meeting, Beibei was not surprised. When he saw the two big dogs, he was immediately frightened.

Followed behind me without saying a word, walking silently...

So in today’s travelogue, there are almost no photos of Beibei.

As soon as we sat down on the grass, we started rolling around as soon as we got the pavilion!

By the way, I previously worked in the three northeastern provinces, Inner Mongolia, and Shanxi

None of us have been bitten by mosquitoes, nor have we seen mosquitoes

I had forgotten about this creature and almost thought mosquitoes were extinct in the north.

So I happily put on 7-length pants and short-sleeves and went out.

I never thought of applying mosquito repellent...

Then, I was bitten all over my body

Mosquitoes let me know with facts that they are still alive and kicking.

Silly flat-headed brother!

How can your head be so flat?

Pingdingshan

Doesn’t it feel like a Rottweiler when you start running?

It’s really not easy to capture the eyes of a black dog!

It was already getting late at that time

Because the temperature in Zhengzhou was still relatively high at that time.

I'm afraid that if I come out early, my little friends will suffer from heatstroke.

But if you come out late, it will get dark.

Taking pictures of dogs requires a faster shutter...

Unfortunately, the light is not good, so this is all I can do.

Rice paper with salted duck lying on it

What's that thing on Yidege's head... it's wet

Could it be rice paper's saliva!

The saliva on the rice paper is really amazing! !

look! This expression, this saliva!

There is also a ball hanging at the bottom...how did you do it hahahahaha

Classmate Xuanzhi is too lively and active

I knocked out several of my upper front teeth!

I've been trying to take pictures of his missing teeth.

However, they hid it so tightly that not a single bit of it was leaked out!

We were looking at the dog and chatting at the same time

Suddenly a black shadow rushed towards me, before I could react

He suddenly took the chicken jerky out of my bag.

Then he tore it apart viciously and started enjoying the buffet...

Lao Wei told me that this dog named Duoduo is a bully here.

I often take people's shoes in my mouth and run away in the park.

His mother wants to chase him all over the park, even if she calls him, she won’t stop.

I don’t want to hold the rope, so I have to follow behind and clean up the mess every day.

Just grab it and make a face for me when you turn around

This is not giving up until your popularity reaches heaven!

Yidege also joined the self-service snack army

Just silly rice paper, still playing ball

Only the ball is in his eyes, and all the delicious food is put aside

It doesn’t look like a lesbian at all!

When Duoduo was eating snacks, Lao Wei hung my camera bag on a tree branch

If you say Duoduo, you might steal the bag and tear it into pieces.

In order to prevent this kind of thing, it is safer to hang it at a high place

Oh my god, what a little devil this is!

In a blink of an eye, the young couple started playing with the bottle

Tsk tsk tsk, the feeling is so good!

Looking at my little wife with a loving face!

The rice paper warned me with its eyes not to talk nonsense!

We must protect that silly little black wife who is the most delicate in the world!

In order to make the big black dog's eyes appear a little bit

Look at how overexposed the big yellow dog and the grass are.

Black dogs are really difficult to photograph

Especially when the light is not very good!

When playing ball with rice paper, he is really focused and persistent.

I don’t want to be a little spoiled wife now!

There are only balls in his eyes!

The movements when running are very exaggerated, like dancing ballet

But I like to take pictures of dogs like this, the dynamics are so interesting!

My ears flew up when I was running.

Like a big elf!

It’s not that I didn’t want to take a full picture, it was just too close!

But the dynamics of rice paper are so explosive that I’m not willing to delete them.

Look at this saliva, tsk tsk tsk!

This tail reminds me of the tail standing up in the grass.

Velociraptor tail!

The ears are turned over

What a long dog

And, if you look carefully

What a long line of saliva...

Tsk tsk, look at this explosive look

It feels like all the muscles in my body are tense!

Doesn't it look like dancing ballet?

I didn’t expect it to be an artistic dog🐕

Don’t be too biased, I’ll also take some pictures of the big black dog

The way the back paws are stretched back is so cute

This photo of rice paper really makes me laugh!

Drawing balls!

This saliva is really amazing

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

I think this is the best photo I took today!

It's the turn of a big black dog with no eyes, nose or mouth to come online again.

Bulldog pounces on the ball!

Doesn’t your catch-the-ball accent look good?

Think you swallowed the ball in your mouth?

However...in fact...

Didn't catch the ball at all!

When Yidege was still looking around for the ball,

The little ball has quietly jumped on his forehead

Prepare to give him a thunderous blow!

Xiao Heihei, who was hit in a daze, had a look of dementia on his face

Hahahahahahaha, it’s so funny

Hug the dog from left to right and give it a hug!

It’s not that I don’t want to take pictures of Beibei today

In fact, she would just secretly hide behind me

Or just sit on my lap and watch the other dogs running around

But this is what I expected

When she saw two big dogs together, she immediately became frightened.

If it's just one, maybe I can give it a challenge

We played until nearly 7 o'clock, and it was getting dark.

I was also bitten by mosquitoes and my legs swelled twice as much.

So we separated and took our dogs home respectively.

Meet at the restaurant later

Firstly, my parents were hungry, and secondly, they didn’t want to affect our conversation.

So I went to eat on my own first.

I just found a small restaurant

It is said that the fried rice and ramen are both very delicious

I also bought some dry food and eggs for breakfast tomorrow.

At 8:30 pm, go out for dinner

It’s good to have a local connection, so you don’t have to worry about anything.

Just wait for her to make arrangements for me.

We went to Zhengzhou Roast Duck Restaurant (East District Branch)

She originally agreed that she could take the puppy with her.

But because my parents have already finished eating and gone back to the room to rest.

I won’t take Beibei with me and let her have a good rest in the room.

We chat more freely

The hotel is very close to the hotel, 2.6km

Call and ask if there is a parking lot near the hotel.

The other party spoke a Zhengzhou dialect that I couldn’t understand at all.

I did some research online and found that parking is better nearby.

So I drove directly there

It’s late at night and I don’t want to take a taxi!

Then, I was surprised to find

Here in Zhengzhou, cars are actually parked in the middle of the road at night!

I have traveled all over the country and been to so many cities

This is really the first time I’ve seen a city parking like this.

Because they were parked in the middle of the road, it led to an intersection where I had to turn left.

Or go in by pressing the straight line and changing lanes.

There's nothing I can do, cars are parked on the dotted lines.

What can I do...Fortunately I didn't get a ticket...

There are parking spaces designated on the roadside, and there are plenty of parking spaces.

I parked the car about 200 meters away and walked there.

When I walked over, I realized that there were quite a lot of parking spaces at the door, so I parked far away!

Since it’s called Zhengzhou Roast Duck Restaurant, there must be roast duck.

Except for the hawthorn strips and osmanthus sauce, the rest is no different from the ones in Shanghai.

Roast duck is always delicious!

Then there is the mutton braised noodles. This noodle is quite smooth and chewy.

Much better than all the noodles I had in Shanxi! !

I suddenly felt that it was a shame that my parents didn’t come here to have a bowl of noodles! !

However, the soup has a slight smell, which I can accept.

I guess my mother won’t be able to eat it.

When eating noodles, I eat them from left to right, even with chopsticks and spoon.

I can't even get the slippery noodles out very well.

Lao Wei held the chopsticks in his hand and turned them gently and deftly.

It was as if the noodles had eyes, and they were all wrapped around her chopsticks.

Then she raised her chopsticks and swallowed it in one gulp gracefully

In comparison, I am really embarrassed...

I tried to imitate her and wanted to roll up the noodles

However...I can only say...this skill cannot be developed overnight!

What was served later was Zhengzhou’s specialty, buckle bowl

The upper left corner is the meatballs, the upper right corner is the crispy pork

The lower left corner is the yuba and the lower right corner is the lotus clip.

Each bowl is not big, but the quantity is quite large.

The meatballs and crispy pork are both very delicious

In fact, the following two are also good, but obviously the meat is more delicious!

It is said that during the Chinese New Year, they will cook dishes at home

Depending on the number of people, different quantities of vegetables will be prepared.

I have a feeling that everything can be buckled

I wrote about these dishes in a novel I read before

But this is the first time I have actually seen and eaten

The steamed dumplings are very large and have a lot of meat inside.

Although I can still eat quite a bit, the amount today was really too big!

This steamed dumpling also tastes very good, there is no ginger in it

This is the best place in my opinion!

The two of us ordered a table full of dishes

Sure enough, if you ask the locals to bring it to eat, you can eat the most unique and delicious food!

But having said that, if any dog ​​friends come to Shanghai to play with me,

In fact, I have no idea what the most unique and delicious local dishes in Shanghai are.

When I usually go to restaurants, I never choose a restaurant with local cuisine...

And I’m a person who’s not that picky about taste…

As long as it's not too unpalatable, whatever I eat tastes delicious...

At that time, because I had already eaten all the way, it was actually not particularly delicious.

If I had to do it over again, I'm confident I could eat most of it

That day we chatted and ate until we were the only ones left at the table

The waiters were getting ready to get off work, so they left.

During this period, she strongly invited me to have a bowl of spicy soup tomorrow morning before leaving.

But because we are planning to drive back to Shanghai tomorrow

So those who leave in the morning will be earlier.

I’m not happy anymore to drive into the city for breakfast.

I could only refuse her kindness

Make an appointment to spend a few more days in Zhengzhou next time

Have a good time walking around and eating in Zhengzhou!

Then she sent me a large box of spicy spicy soup!

It’s really a big box, no exaggeration

I chose the one with less pepper, and I quite like the taste!

Then I ate one with a normal amount of pepper, and it was really spicy to death.

It was quite late when we got back to the hotel

I went directly back to my room to wash up and sleep.

I finally slept on a big, soft bed today, it was so nice!

I fell asleep soon and had a good night's sleep 💤

I was woken up at 7 o'clock this morning

I feel like I'm all confused...

Ah, getting up early is the most annoying thing!

It seems like it’s always gray in the city

Maybe it's because it's too early?

There is a construction site next to the hotel, and they are still working at 12 o'clock in the middle of the night = =

Fortunately, I was so tired yesterday that I fell asleep and was not affected.

hotel lobby

This one is actually more like a serviced apartment

But I also like this kind of uniquely decorated serviced apartment.

While my mother was waiting to check out, she also discovered that the snacks in the lobby had expired.

Remind people to pay attention to timely replacement...

Her eyes are so sharp, I won't pay attention to them at all

The roads in Zhengzhou are quite easy to walk on.

The road is wide and the road conditions are not complicated

When we arrived yesterday afternoon and when we left this morning, there were not many cars.

There are no annoying traffic jams like most provincial capital cities.

Soon, we turned onto the highway

Goodbye Zhengzhou, see you next time!

At 9:30, I bought a duck leg to eat in the service area.

Tsk tsk tsk, meat is the most delicious!

I'm fed up with breakfasts full of pasta (but no noodles)

Today we set off from Henan and pass through Anhui and Jiangsu

Back to Shanghai, the total journey is 950km

Depart at 7:30 in the morning and arrive home at 8:00 in the evening

The further east you go, the worse the weather becomes.

The blue sky disappeared and the clouds thickened

Finally bought my favorite oden

The highway in Shanxi really suffocated me

Grilled sausage + oden + chicken/duck legs, this is my favorite supplement package during the trip

Eat enough meat and have strong feet

Otherwise, I won’t be able to press the accelerator anymore.

We are about to enter Nanjing and we are getting closer to home!

The weather is getting nice again now

The road is being built on this bridge...it's a traffic jam all over the world.

There are also cars scurrying around in various directions, and they are also convinced...

In service areas in Jiangsu, pets are prohibited from entering during the epidemic - –

It's true, it was like this in the past, and it will be like this again

The epidemic has nothing to do with dogs, how hypocritical!

Forget it, I don’t want to complain anymore

I just hope that after the epidemic is over, I won’t continue to reject dogs.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, we arrived home safely!

He actually arrived earlier than Brother Bei who came back from the city!

Brother Huzi traveled a total of 8822km

The fuel consumption dropped by 0.1 (but it has already returned to 9.6)

22 days, 9068km trip to Inner Mongolia + Shanxi

Finished perfectly! ! *★,°*:.☆(^▽^)/$:*.°★* .

After arriving home, we had a spicy hot pot meal to celebrate our safe return.

I haven’t tasted this flavor in a long time. It’s so delicious.

So, let’s end this travelogue with spicy hot pot!

I finally finished writing my last travelogue, and I feel a lot more relaxed.

Of course, the Beibei family’s pace of travel never stops.

I hope the epidemic can be kept under control and there will be no more outbreaks.

Let Beibei’s puppy paws go to more places!

Well, see you next time~bye~