Travel date: September 28th ~ February

General itinerary:

Shanghai will fly to Qingdao on September 28th, and then take the bus to Weihai.

on September 29, a trip to Chengshantou Hailu Island in Weihai

on September 31, a trip to Penglai by train, and a trip to Hengshan in Penglai Pavilion

on 11/1, a trip to Qingdao

on 11/2, and a flight from Qingdao to Shanghai

Cost: about 2,211 yuan/person (air ticket: 1,111 yuan, 4 nights' accommodation: 338 yuan, scenic spot tickets: 231 yuan. Transportation, catering and others total about 631 yuan)

On the first day (9/28)

According to our itinerary, it is actually more convenient to fly to Yantai or Weihai first, but the air tickets to these two places are almost not discounted. In view of cost reduction, we chose to fly to Qingdao. Although we only booked the air tickets to 481 yuan nearly a month in advance, we booked the air tickets to 261 yuan for the return trip, so the total round-trip expenses for tax increase are exactly 1,111 yuan per person.

The plane at 8: 11 am had to get up early to get to Pudong Airport. Haha, it's really lucky. I met a brother who sent his daughter to work. He kindly suggested that I take the shuttle bus with his daughter, as long as it was 11 yuan, and even refused to charge the taxi fare after taking us to the boarding point in Dabaishu. Finally, I arrived at the airport more than half an hour earlier than I expected. It seems to be a good sign, and I am looking forward to our wonderful journey.

arrive at Qingdao airport at 9: 15, and take a taxi to the long-distance station. Actually, the original itinerary was to go to Penglai, but the tickets for this morning were all sold out, and there was not even one to Yantai. Fortunately, there was a bus to Weihai at 11: 31, so I changed my plan and visited Weihai first. A Volvo in 93 yuan, after buying the ticket, I went to a small fast food restaurant next to the station to solve my lunch. I can almost ignore the beef Lamian Noodles and the sanitary conditions that I absolutely dare not compliment.

The road from Qingdao to Weihai is better than expected, but it takes four hours to walk. Take No.12 next to Weihai Long-distance Station, and you will feel at home under the farmer's market. Business seems to be very good. After waiting for a long time to check in, it is not bad to enter the room. The room is relatively small and there are few TV channels, but the bed is very big and comfortable, and it feels very clean. The price-performance ratio of 171 yuan is ok.

My friend wanted to visit Koreatown, and while there was still some time, he asked the staff of Home Inn about the route. It is said that it is not far away. We walked there, walked and walked, and saw the city government building, which really looked beautiful as mentioned by the donkey friends, so we took a photo as a souvenir, asked the police on the side, and took off again. By the way, people in Weihai seem to have a special preference for the southeast and northwest. If you ask them for directions, they will generally tell you to go east and left, but it is basically unclear which way to turn and how long it will take. It's hard to get to Koreatown, which is far from the 15-minute journey that Miss Home Inn said, and almost doubled. I took advantage of the fact that more than half an hour before the shops closed, I quickly swept the goods. In fact, the things there were nothing special and the prices were not cheap. In the end, I only collected a portable cosmetic mirror and one from 5 yuan. Later, I saw the same thing in a stall in Shanghai. I don't know how much it cost. I also saw a moored Dingyuan ship in the harbor next to Koreatown, and bought some small turtles, mice and pigs (15 RMB) and earrings (2 RMB) made of shells at a roadside stall. They were beautiful and chic, and they were brought back to my colleagues in Shanghai, and everyone liked them very much.

Both of them were hungry, so they planned to have a good meal. Li Chaoniu soup, which was strongly recommended by the donkey friends, was the first choice. In the east section of Guangming Road, it was definitely not as hard to find as it was said on the Internet. You could see it at a glance when you walked, and it was quite close to Koreatown. Because there are only two of us, and the waiter is very funny. Let's say that there is only a big table next to us. Let's take a Korean-style kang. We are a little hesitant to take off our shoes at first sight, but when we think about this kind of novelty, we agree, but the waiter won't let us sit inside. But it's really awkward to sit on the floor. If it's not disrespectful, it's very comfortable to sit with your legs straight. We'll just sit like this. I ordered oxtail soup, bibimbap, veal steak, seafood cake, and free side dishes, all of which are light and very suitable for our taste. I recommend them! Seafood cake is finally packed for breakfast tomorrow. This cake is good and delicious, and it will be memorable when it is particularly hot. I have never eaten leeks, green onions and garlic with flavor before, but I have eaten a lot here, and I don't feel it. It's amazing! When checking out, the waiter offered to give a bottle of drink without an invoice, so he harvested another bottle of iced black tea.

It gets dark early at night there. When we get home, we will have a rest and get up early tomorrow to start a real tour of scenic spots.

The next day (9/29)

At 7: 15, I got on the small plane heading for Chengshantou at the long-distance bus station, which seemed to be 13 yuan per person. Because it was not full, I stopped and stopped all the way to attract passengers, and arrived at Chengshantou at around 8: 45, which was the terminal station, and there were several stops in the middle, such as Xixiakou. There is a relatively large amusement park in Xixiakou. A grandfather next door learned that we were going to Chengshantou, and strongly recommended that we switch to Xixiakou, saying that it was fun, there were animals, and Chengshantou had nothing to see. Fortunately, we stand firm and insist that young people in cities prefer those vast natural scenery.

When I got off the bus, I felt that my eyes were wide and full of momentum. I bought a joint ticket for Chengshantou Hailu Island at RMB 121 per person. Start our tour, follow the advice of the donkey friends, and walk along the "Go to the End of the World" road on the right hand side. The scenery is very good and it will soon reach the end of the day. It's really beautiful here. It's still cloudy in the morning. At this time, the sun has leaned out of its head and sprinkled sunshine on the sea. It's so intoxicating. And it's very quiet here. After a few sporadic tour groups, there are only seven or eight individual travelers. We met a couple from Shenyang, and took photos for each other, tossing for more than ten minutes. There were only four of us on the sea platform. Let's touch the stone of fortune, look at the statues of figures in the Qin Dynasty, and visit the zodiac trail. At the turning point leading to the stone statue of the zodiac, there is the stone tablet of Lisi. Because the words on it are almost incomprehensible, I didn't pay much attention to it at that time, but the stone tablet feels very new. I walked out a little reluctantly, passing the Shihuang Temple and the Giant Buddha, but I didn't go into it. They were all man-made landscapes, and I heard that someone would encourage me to donate sesame oil money after I went in. We also had a scenic spot later, so I took a quick look on the way back in order to seize the time. Chengshantou is actually not big, so a leisurely tour of 2 hours is enough.

We took a free car at the gate of the scenic spot to go to the ferry of Hailu Island, and got on an Iveco first. Just the two of us, the driver actually started on the road, but we were transferred to another bus going to the ferry halfway. A car of six or seven people got on a small boat and headed for Hailu Island. We ate and took photos on the boat and found that the sea had some different scenery. When I arrived at the island, I felt the smell of grilled squid, resisted it and went to eat a big meal at night. Seeing someone coming down the mountain path, we walked up this road and found a road leading to the bird farm. It was strange for an old man inside to see us coming down from above, saying that we usually came from the plank road on the right side of the dock. That's the sentence. My friend later suggested that we take the plank road specially at last, but I was scared by the stormy waves under the barbed wire and pulled my hand tightly. In fact, I was a little flustered, but someone had to play the role of a big woman, and the road was too long, as if there was no end in sight, and there were no special attractions. Therefore, I would like to remind you that you can go straight up the mountain and enter the bird farm without wasting time and effort.

Back to the bird farm, there are many rare birds, such as black swan, white swan and red-crowned crane, which swim or walk gracefully. It is said that the red-crowned crane, a national second-class protected animal, was imported for 11,111 yuan each. After staying for a while, we continued to walk up the mountain. Although the island was not high, it was quite tiring to get up, which may be the reason why I usually lacked exercise. Because May-August has passed, only small seabirds in twos and threes can be seen on the island and many houses built for birds lined up on the mountains. However, there are also unexpected surprises, that is, the sea here is the most beautiful to see, because you can see many different levels, deep blue sapphire blue sky blue light blue gray, mottled with colors, very beautiful, just like the pictures on the leaflets of Puji Island in Bali, etc. I have seen before, hehe, and I have earned a lot by this!

I waited for a long time before I saw a big boat full of tourists, which seemed to be two or three group tours. I was full of hope that the big boat would take everyone back quickly, but I was told to wait until the group tourists had finished playing, so I waited again, and a small boat came over after about 11 minutes to send us back. Because I heard from the staff in Chengshantou that Hailu Island is close to Xixiakou, I called a taxi at the pier to get on the bus at Xixiakou. The starting fee was 6 yuan, and my brother asked for 11 yuan. Forget it, it was worthwhile for us to catch the early bus. We arrived at the station before our ass got hot. The station was next to the big amusement park. After waiting for 4 or 5 minutes, the bus came. We got on the 2: 31 bus and returned to Weihai. There were still many seats on the bus. I was worried that I wouldn't catch the last bus at 4: 31. It seems that I was over-worried, and there is more than enough time. Another tip: group tourists usually start to play more after 1: 31 pm, so it is suggested that individual tourists can go early, which can stagger the peak and save time.

Take the No.12 bus from the long-distance station and get off at the Maritime School. You can see Weihai Seaside Park by walking to the seaside, and stroll until you reach the gate of Weihai, which is commonly known as the Happiness Gate. I heard that this landmark building in Weihai was imported from Hangzhou. There is a turtle-backed bronze in front of the door, which is engraved with various fonts. If you want to climb the happiness gate, the fare is 18 yuan, which overlooks the whole Weihai, but it doesn't feel worthwhile.

After dinner, I walked to Jiale Barbecue on Memorial Road, which is also an old brand recommended online. I ordered grilled squid, grilled clams, spicy fried clams, grilled yellow croaker, baked steamed bread, etc. Although it was more affordable, I forgot to tell the waiter to add less spicy food, and finally the fried dishes were ok, but they were all so spicy that we couldn't do it. After dinner, my face was extremely red because of spicy seafood or daytime sea breeze and sunshine, so I also decided not to be lazy for the next few days, and I had to apply sunscreen and umbrella every day.

after dinner, I will make full use of it when I still have some time. I will go to RT Mart to purchase special products and go to Penglai for dry food tomorrow. In fact, there are not as many things produced in Weihai as in Qingdao, and a spicy crab from 9 yuan is more expensive than a food store in Qingdao in 2 yuan. Therefore, it is suggested that those who want to purchase special products should go to Qingdao to be more affordable. Taking a taxi back to home with a big bag of trophies, the next day ended successfully.

On the third day (9/31)

Fortunately, we both had foresight. We bought tickets for Penglai this morning at the station yesterday morning, otherwise we wouldn't be able to buy them. There are only a few buses from Weihai to Penglai in a day, and it is the Iveco in Block 17 and one in 49 yuan. In the car, I met the old man who went to Chengshantou yesterday, and we chatted again. The road was very bumpy, but fortunately, the car was relatively new and the seats were ok. I started at 8: 11 on time and arrived in Penglai around 11: 11. Leave your luggage at the station, 3 yuan, and you can easily get on the road. As soon as we left the station, someone solicited customers, followed you and asked you to take his car to Penglai Pavilion, saying that it would take several kilometers to count us as 5 yuan money. Seeing that we ignored it, we offered 2 yuan money again. We have already done our homework, knowing that it is very close to walk from the station, we will resolutely not spend this money.

The closer you get to the scenic spot, the more people you feel, and it smells like the Shanghai Town God Temple. We bought tickets for Hengshan Mountain and round-trip ropeway in Penglai Pavilion in 71 yuan and 21 yuan, but we couldn't resist the temptation of baking sweet potatoes at the door. After entering 1 tickets, we hurried inside. Walking along the Navy House, Ancient Ship Museum, Baiyun Palace, Sanqing Hall, Lvzu Hall, Guanlan Pavilion, etc., I was bent on looking for the main building of Penglai Pavilion. After a long time, I was already downstairs, so I went upstairs and turned around. Maybe I had high expectations for Penglai Pavilion before, and I met so many tourists, so it was difficult to take pictures, and I was a little unhappy (in fact, the effect of taking pictures in the future was better, and we still had foresight). In addition, I saw several beautiful sisters walking out in uniforms, thinking that they were flight attendants dropping by to play. Later, I found out that these were tour guides in Penglai Pavilion, who introduced foreigners more. We also got together and took a dip in the light as English listening. Go straight from the shelter and you'll find the cableway. There were so many people at that time. Hurry up and queue up. It took at least half an hour to finally get to us. When I came to Tian Hengshan, I first reached the boundary line of Bo Huang according to the instructions. It was steep and long, and my little girl was so tired that she was out of breath. Maybe it's the fog on the sea. We can't see the trace of the dividing line at all, and we are a little disappointed. Going back, I saw Tian Hengshan Park above, and asked the staff about the contents. It was not very attractive, and I couldn't climb and was in a hurry, so I didn't go up to see it, so I returned directly by cableway. I missed the bus (it was too full to hold any, so I didn't get on it) (in fact, I was greedy for grilled squid, so people wouldn't let me on it). I looked at the scenic spots on the ticket, but I haven't visited several places, so I entered the Dengzhou Museum on the side. After I came out, I walked forward and got on the bus. I arrived at Penglai bus station and got my luggage. It was almost 3: 21, and I got on the bus and went to Qingdao. We also bought tickets to Qingdao in advance after arriving at the station in the morning. We were always worried when we visited Penglai Pavilion, and we were in a hurry when we visited it, but if the ropeway didn't have to wait in line for so long, it would be much more relaxed.

Before the bus started, we were greeted by someone in the next seat. Looking intently, it was just a couple who helped each other to take pictures yesterday. What a coincidence. We talked about the experience of playing these days, and also exchanged the experience of traveling in other cities, and had a good talk. Penglai has a long drive to Qingdao, which lasted more than four hours. When it arrived, it was dark and hungry. We took a taxi directly with our luggage to the "small town story" of Taitung Eighth Road. Originally, the driver said that he didn't know, so I recalled all kinds of Qingdao brothers mentioned by the donkey friends. I also came to the trouble. I asked the driver seriously if he was a local and didn't know such a famous road. The driver immediately said that he didn't know the store. We answered the address and wrote down his license plate number. We also checked that the distance was not far. The driver didn't say anything this time. However, the taxi experience in Qingdao several times later was quite pleasant, and some drivers could come to Kan Kan with us.

when I arrived, I found that this store was being renovated and closed, and it seemed that the name of the store was wrong, so I looked through Ctrip's Qingdao Pass manual and found another adjacent store, Yucong. The service attitude of that store is not very good, but the quantity is really commendable and the taste is good. One of the big rows of garlic we ordered was served. Boy, it was a full $11, and it was only in 28 yuan (it was highly recommended). The two of them ate hard to solve 6 pieces, and the remaining 4 pieces were packed. We also ordered stir-fried kale, braised Spanish mackerel and coconut milk sago, all of which were quite good.

After a full meal, I took a taxi to book the Zhongfang Hotel, probably because I booked a special room of 168 yuan. The room was very small, and the bathroom was super pocket-sized, which was the smallest I have ever seen. Moreover, I changed my room card and didn't open the room. Finally, I had to ask the waiter to help me open the door every time I entered the door. Fortunately, the bath water was not bad, there was a digital TV, and the service attitude was good.

On the fourth day (11/1)

The original plan was to go to Laoshan, but the time for the city tour was complete.