Jinan, Jinan—\n> when I looked up, the outline of Qianfo Mountain;\n> when I closed my eyes, Daming Lake and the moat;\n> Baotu Spring rushing by my ear.\n\nLast weekend I finally made it to Jinan. On Sunday morning I got on the high-speed train, and the first thing I noticed was how many people there were. The roads were packed—much busier than Tai'an. We went straight to Qianfo Mountain in the morning.\n\n
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\n\nAfter the climb we bought some snacks: Bao Shifu's water-chestnut popping boba and original-flavor xiaobei. The original xiaobei was so good 😍😍😍. The dog-head picture is Liu Lanting's.\n\n
\n\nIn the afternoon I watched Malèna, then rested and took a nap. At night we planned to use the student discount at Haidilao, but when we got there at midnight it was closed?? Waaah—who knew Haidilao could close at midnight! So we bought some fried skewers by the roadside and decided to try Haidilao again the next afternoon.\n\n
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\n\nOn Monday we rode shared bikes around all the nearby sights. Wulongtan really has a lot of fish.\n\n
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\n\nThen came Baotu Spring. I wanted to drink from the direct drinking water there, but it wasn't open—what a pity.\n\nBy the time we finished Baotu Spring it was almost two, which meant it was finally time for Haidilao. Last time Liu Lanting came to Tai'an we had wanted to eat there, but neither of us wanted to go out at night, so we missed it. This time we finally made it.\n\nAfter Haidilao we went to Daming Lake to walk it off. Strolling, sitting, and chatting was really comfortable.\n\nAround six I had to head back to Tai'an. Looking forward to the next time we meet.