lucky trip
Hello! So I flew back from such a varied and crazy vacation. Crazy - because everything is running, everything needs to be in time, everything to see, not to miss anything - we slept little, very little. In general, impressions of China have changed. Everything that I imagined before is completely different in reality. Beijing is a very beautiful city. Huge roads, beautiful and unusual buildings. Moreover, multi-storey buildings were built in different forms: for example, eggs or houses with domes. The only thing that bothered me was the distance. You can’t just walk across the road - 7-8 lanes one way and back. It is necessary to look for either a crossing or an overhead pedestrian street. There are absolutely no traffic rules in China. They drive any way they want. Although you can’t call it anyhow. Pedestrians are not allowed to pass at all, they drive in the opposite direction, there are many accidents, they knock down a lot and they think like this: one more Chinese, one less. When overtaking, they honk and in the event of an accident, the person who honked is right. Like I gave a signal - you have to give in to me. It was every single day to ride a taxi - like hard labor. I went on vacation with my friend Nastya. We flew from Novosibirsk to Beijing, from Beijing to Haikou (north of the island), and then 4.5 hours by bus and to Dadonghai Bay in Sanya. Beijing and I were 2 days on the way back, the remaining 11 on the island of Hainan (Dadonghai Bay). The bay is actually the most interesting. Lots of cafes, restaurants, supermarkets, shops. There were no problems with the products at all. In bad weather, you could go shopping. What we did for 4 days upon arrival. There were rains and therefore either excursions or shops. We took a taxi for comparison to another bay - the cleanest Yalunvan. Of course, Dadonghai cannot be compared with our coast. The sea is much cleaner and calmer, the water is clear, we swam - plenty, but as for the evening - there is nothing to do at all. No shops, no discos, no cafes. That is, everything that is on the territory of the hotel - this is what tourists enjoy. Plus, the prices are terrible. For example, beer: in our bay it cost 5 yuan (25 rubles), in the same place 35 yuan (175 rubles). But there is silence, there are few people, hotels too - space and paradise, but tourists quickly get tired there, without communication, in one solitude with nature. Many, of course, took a taxi to our bay. But one Muscovite said: I went here on purpose. Living in Moscow is in this turmoil and coming to rest, where the noise, the gamut, is not for me. I need peace and quiet. For days on end I lay on a sun lounger under an umbrella and drank coconut juice and enjoyed the sea air. As for the cuisine: Chinese dishes are not for me and even how spicy my girlfriend likes - it is impossible to eat. Everything that was bought was thrown away. With one spoon it was possible to spoil the appetite and mood at the same time. In one of the restaurants, a Chinese chef literally persuaded us to have shrimp soup according to a Chinese recipe and praised us that we would lick our fingers and eat only here from now on. Of course, we ordered, and one bowl of soup cost 500 rubles. with our money. As a result, one spoon and "eyes roll out" are ready. But the buffet in our Randevu 5 * hotel was varied and therefore we did not go hungry. But since only breakfast is included in the ticket, I had to have lunch and dinner in a cafe. Fruits are expensive and not to say that I ate a lot of them. But having visited the island of Hainan, you must definitely try tropical fruits. . The taste of exotic fruits is very diverse and each fruit is good in its own way. But I've tried all kinds of fish. The shark was my favourite. Loved the turtle soup. It's really scary and pathetic. First, the turtles swim in the aquarium - you choose it, take a picture with it, I even kissed, and then they take it to the kitchen and you sit and wait and cry on the one hand, and on the other hand you understand that it's just food, like fish, chicken and duck. Peking duck is best eaten in Beijing itself. On the island, they cook it dumb, and yummy - yum-yum. Oysters, shrimp ate to satiety. On the beach, they drank freshly squeezed juices: papaya, mango, pineapple, peach, dragon's eye, orange and coconut. Delicious, especially for lunch when the stomach is hungry after breakfast. In general, McDonald's was not far from our hotel - 10-15 minutes from the hotel, you could have a good bite to eat there. Chicken pieces in croutons 6 yuan + hot chocolate 7 yuan and delicious ice cream 2.5 yuan Total: 15.5 yuan (77.5 rubles). We also found dumplings, in which dumplings cost 4 yuan (20 rubles). a couple of servings and you're full. As for money: the Chinese currency is the yuan. You need to bring dollars with you. Russian money has never been seen there and is not recognized at all. In front of our eyes, the motorcyclist snatched the handbag from the hands of the riding girl and disappeared. Everything she had was in that bag. And there was Russian money in the safe in the hotel - I couldn’t change it anywhere. Keep all your valuables in a safe, and carry your handbags in front of you in an embrace, this girl is neither the first nor the last!! ! In general, theft for the Chinese is normal. The population is poor and that's why everything happens. In general, I recommend changing money gradually and taking only the necessary part with you to the beach or on an excursion, in no case the entire amount brought. They change dollars at the rate: $ 1 - 6.76 yuan, approximately 1 yuan = 5 rubles. There are also jiao and feng. 1 yuan = 10 jiao, and 1 jiao = 10 fen. Do not think about where to change money - the rate is the same throughout China. However, it is most convenient to change money at the hotel. EXCURSIONS: There are a lot of excursions, but since I have already been to some countries, I chose what I did not see. I really liked the thermal springs. It’s better to take them by taxi without an excursion and so that it’s cheaper for four. Healing baths, tea, coffee, mud, salty and the coolest are baths with fish that bite off dead cells on people's legs. Ticklish - to tears, the pedicure is ready. You can bury yourself in salt, like in sand, and lie down for about 15 minutes. It is very useful for people with bronchial asthma and, in general, for smokers. The lungs after this procedure feel great. There are also mineral baths with water of 15 degrees, 15.25, 40.45, 50 and 55. Of course, you need to start with a smaller one and sit in each for 5 minutes. It was not realistic to sit in the last one, I could only swim, scald and fly out. A friend finished the procedure in a 45 degree bath. They also do foot and general massages. The cost is 48 yuan. It is better to come there with bad weather, when it is hot outside - the body burns from all the procedures. And in general, the very first thing to go on this excursion is: peeling (fish), scrub from mud baths - a buzz, and the skin is not yet burned - good. There is also a talking bird. I was very surprised. I have never seen a talking little titmouse. Were on the skeleton of monkeys. Delivery by funicular. The height is impressive, the flight speed and the view too. Again, we went by taxi ourselves and cheaper and you can stay as long as you want. You don't have to wait for anyone. And then while everyone is taking pictures, slapping with monkeys, time has flown by and the guide is calling back. Do not wear anything shiny on the skeleton - the guide said and we "did it. " Everything that glittered on the jacket was literally stolen, removed, pulled off by monkeys. They fly in a crowd and it is useless to fight them. The monkey actors are cool and even many people would not have mastered the scenes, but they are great. The performances are wonderful. Another guide persuaded us to go for a walk on a small yacht. Never again in my life will I agree. He promised 15 Russian people, vodka, barbecue, beer, barbecue and a lot of fish. When the bus brought us to the seashore, there was not just a yacht, but the ship "TITANIC" was intact. There was music and fun. But we were further horrified. Entering the ship on the 1st floor, the eyes simply ran away from the multitude of Chinese. There was a disco on this floor, we rushed to the 2nd floor. There's karaoke. And the Chinese are already so noisy, but also songs and clamor, in short, even closing your ears will not help. We sat there for 10 minutes and our guide approached, whom we yelled at from all sides for cheating, but since you can’t return the money back, we tried to calm down and drink vodka. She was not there either, but there was beer and something was being prepared in the open part of the ship. When we went out, we saw that the kebab was actually made from rats. Yes, yes, from huge, fat rats measuring 40 cm, and there was already a queue of several dozen Chinese. In short, without hesitation, we took all the beer from the bartender, got drunk, then I turned off this fucking karaoke TV, the Chinese made noise, but it was evenly, because it was simply not enough to listen to. A friend and a couple of girls were selected by microphone and the following happened. We simply began to sing all the Russian folk songs without music into the microphone - we went from Katyusha: “apple trees and pears were blooming... ”. After singing the song, the Chinese jaw dropped, there was applause, and all 1.500, 000 Chinese took pictures with us. Then we went into the courage and sausages and came off "our way. " Thank God there were still Russians on the ship - from Khakassia, Novokuznetsk and Kamchatka. In general, the Chinese eat everything: rats, cockroaches, flies, all kinds of insects, birds. In the city of Sanya, everything is much cheaper. Then they brought me to the Chinese Medicine Center. They did a free examination of the body, told about the sores and prescribed treatment. I was charged $1.100 or 7.500 yuan. I opened my jaw and said that I would think about it. The treatment included: foot massage, general massage and acupuncture. Chinese medicine: For everyone who does not believe in Chinese medicine, it is better not to be treated with needles, but just for health and pain, do a point stop massage or just a general one. Do not confuse general massage with Chinese therapeutic massage. On a general massage, you will be remembered, blood will be dispersed, blood circulation will improve, and masseurs will focus on the back, where everyone has the same problem - osteochondrosis (to some extent). But Chinese healing consists in a point effect on different parts of the body. We even watched the operation, which took place in the clinic. The operating room was glass and took place before our eyes. Moreover, the woman who lay on her was Russian from Moscow. The Chinese almost never use medicines - only herbs and needles. So they euthanized her with needles. Some kind of growth was cut out on the woman's leg. When she woke up, she said she didn't feel anything at all. The only thing she remembers is that the interpreter spoke to her. And from the pain after the operation, an hour later, she drank only a cup of tea with herbs, specially prepared for a couple. A couple of days after our arrival, we met a Chinese in one of his shops, and he advised us a clinic that is not within the hotel, but a little further. The price is reasonable and I got treatment there. They made needles, warming up with a special candle and Chinese therapeutic massage. All together it cost 10.000 rubles in 7 days. I bought herbs with me, which they prepared for me for a month. They wrinkle very painfully, no buzz - they went under the impression that they were not resting, but being treated. In the evenings, they cried from pain. I still have bruises in some places. The girls, plus everything, put cans - the feeling is not pleasant. On the first day of acupuncture I was lost. I passed out for about 3 minutes. I felt dizzy and I lost consciousness after inserting the last needle into my leg. I woke up from blows on the cheeks, I thought my friend would knock my jaw out the fuck. The doctors stood in a column - Tipo... the way it should be. Now I feel great. Maybe vacation and rest had an effect, or maybe needles with massage helped. Of course, doctors have golden hands. Our doctors will never perform such a miracle. Many artists and stars from different parts of our planet go to China just for treatment. There are a lot of examples, and we looked at the pictures in this clinic. Hotel Rendezvous 5 * (Rendezvous 5 *) or according to the sign on the BAOHONG HOTEL itself. The hotel itself is not bad. Nice lobby, good breakfast. Moreover, we were settled not in the main building of the hotel, but in a nearby 6-storey building. There rooms are big. Two double beds, the area of the room is huge and a big plus - there is a balcony. On which it is elementary to dry clothes and if you smoke, then this is very cool. In the main building, there are no balconies at all - there is nowhere to dry things (at least a swimsuit), the rooms are 2 times smaller. We lived in a 6-storey building for 10 days and 1 day in the main. The rooms have everything you need: tea, coffee, sugar, hair dryer, brushes and paste, combs, needles and threads, razor and cream, shower gel and shampoo, bathrobes, slippers for walking on the sea + slippers, face and hand towels , legs, body and beach (which changes every day), a TV in which the RTR channel is in Russian. Room cleaning every day. This hotel has its pros and cons. Although the hotel is on the 2nd line from the sea, it's not scary. 5 minutes and you are at the sea, but the price is $200 less per person. Every 30 minutes a small electric car for about 10 people drives to the sea. But he goes only if the trailer is at least half full. It is best to walk. We went only on the first day to it, and then with a cry, because there were 4 of us - the driver did not want to go and said to wait another half an hour in order to fill the car. Cons of the hotel: theft, and impudent. At the reception they speak only Chinese, and this is “likely” our problems that we, having arrived in their country, do not know the language. We always had to wait for the showdown of our Chinese guide, who belmes in Russian. We noticed the theft on the 2nd day of arrival, when we were going for a walk in the evening. They could not find the tunic bought on the first day of arrival. Moreover, she hung on a hanger, ironed (by the way, an iron is also free of charge without problems). We went downstairs and literally explained on the fingers that the cleaning lady had stolen the thing. After 40 minutes of bickering, they brought us a tunic. The cleaning lady said sorry, sorry... and said in English that she had beguiled, the thing was lying and she took it for washing and ironing. Although there is a basket for washing in the bathroom. But we were glad that at least they returned. The joke was the next day, when it was hot in the room after coming from the sea, although we always left the hotel card in the room so that the air conditioner worked. Upon arrival, each person is given a plastic card, which opens the door to the room, from which electricity works. For her loss, the hotel takes $ 100, for the loss of a bathrobe, flip flops, towels - also their own prices. Thank God there was a guide at the hotel during the day and we did without hand explanations. We were told at the reception: girls, it's okay, if you lose, pay and that's it. We were indignant, swore, and after making a couple of calls, they said that the maid accidentally took the card along with hers and after 10 minutes they would bring it to our room. How could she be fooled if she has her own key, and tourists open with a card. We almost went nuts from the psycho. And the day before departure, the Chinese noodles disappeared. In the room, the shelves are usually always filled with alcohol, mineral water, Coca-Cola, that is, the mini bar is not empty, but there is also a price list with prices. The noodles stood in a conspicuous place and it was impossible not to notice her loss. When we told about the loss at the reception, the administrators again called someone a couple of times and explained that they wanted to change the noodles. And what about the noodles expiration date in vacuum packaging, after 8 days it came out? And why, if I wanted to change, then I didn’t put a new one !! ! In short, keep all valuables in a safe (it's in the room) and keep an eye on things. Next time we will write down what we came with and what we buy, it’s already ridiculous. On the day of departure, when renting a room, everyone was shaking money for damaged towels - do not enter. There are no napkins, therefore, we wipe our hands from fruits on a towel. Bleached and all. We didn’t pay anything - we yelled and flew away !! ! And one more thing - look through your bar, otherwise jars also often disappear from the bar - either martini, or vodka....Overweight with luggage: 50 yuan per 1 kg overweight. You can carry 20 kg per person and 5 kg hand luggage. Have a happy and wonderful holiday in the tropics !!!! ! Holidays in Hainan are very versatile and cannot leave anyone indifferent. Lena, Tomsk