I took Crystal and Isabel to a trip to Inner Mongolian from Changchun. I borrowed the car from Wenqiang. We left Changchun on August 10th in the morning and arrived at Inner Mongolian 阿尔山市 late that night.
On August 11th, we visited 天池, 三潭峡, 石塘林, 杜鹃湖. Finally, the girls felt a little exhausted. So, I climbed 骆驼峰天池 by myself.
On August 12th, we stopped at 玫瑰峰, the border between China and Mongolia. Later that night, we found a Mongolia Ger to stay overnight. Our first plan is just to stay for one night.
On August 13th, I saw the sunrise around 5am. Crystal and Isabel were too lazy to get up that early. During the day time, Crystal and Isabel played with a horse for almost one day. They were so happy. So, we decided to stay here for one more night.
On August 14th morning, we left that place and arrive at 海拉尔市 after 2 hours. In the afternoon, we visited 海拉尔国家森林公园.
On August 15th, we visited 世界反法西斯海拉尔纪念园, 海拉尔达尔吉林寺 and 金帐汉.
On August 16th, we left 海拉尔 and went to 满洲里市.
On August 17th, we visited 呼伦湖. On the way when we came back, we stopped at 扎赉诺尔 and took some pictures on the grassland.
On August 18th, we came to 额尔古纳 and visited 额尔古纳湿地.
On August 19th, we drove north. When we arrived at 恩和, it was raining. There was not much view. So, we bought a pair of shoes for Crystal, had some ice cream and then moved on to 室韦. 室韦 is the origin place for Mongolian people. Now, it is the border of China and Russia.
On August 20th, we visited 莫尔道嘎国家森林公园.
On August 21st, we drove whole day through 大兴安岭. The views along the road were quite magnificent. Later afternoon, we arrived at 五大连池.
On August 22nd, we visited 五大连池景区, 南饮泉 and 温泊.
We went back to Changchun on August 23nd.