weLaine @ Chengdu :: Part 1

It was an early rise to Changi for our flight with The Boy's parents to Chengdu 3 weeks ago!

Excited, very for weLaine, as we were going for holiday again! Had a hearty breakfast at Killiney before we boarded the plane. First experience on Silk Air, and it was awesome, spacious seats and yummy in-flight meal. I slept like a pig throughout the whole journey of 5 hours plus, while The Boy's mum was so very envy for an easy sleeper like me, ok, i m a piggy remember! =)

Reached Chengdu Xuangliu Airport ( 成都双流机场 ) around 3.40pm , board the cab and off we went to meet up with The Boy's sis @ Shangri-la, the place that we gonna stay in Chengdu , and also her working place!

I must must mentioned the incredible, great, wonderful skill of Chengdu taxi drivers! They are the best, that i think even Hamilton couldn't compare with! The speed, the "potong" skill, the way their handle their cars, they are just like the King of the road man! Their driving skill is superb, i reckon one of the best in the world and they should enter F1! Each time we took a cab, i nearly had a heart attack, so most of them i keep my eyes shut! Phew! * insurance is a must *

The journey from the airport to the city area where the hotel located is around 40 mins, that costs relatively cheap around RMB70! The sis was there at the main lobby waiting for us when we reached and we checked into their suite on the 6th floor, which consist of two bedrooms , living and a small kitchen. Oh ya, they even have a washing machine + dryer! Solve our laundry problem perfectly!

I love the hotel, cozy, spacious, everything is so well provided! It also given us the convenient of staying under one apartment, easily to pass things and have snacks or supper at the living room everyday! =) Great time for bonding!~

= the parent's room =












= ours room aka kids room =

After resting and catching up with the sis that had been posted here for nearly 6 months, we then proceed to the famous street in Chengdu as recommended by her, 春熙路. On this street, you can find all the famous stalls, no matter their own brands or international brands here, it is also one of the most frequently visited place for us when we were in Chengdu. With the cooling weather of around 21 C, it was perfectly relaxing to walk around the area, people-watching, eating local foods, and shopping @ our favourite supermart, Isetan ! hah!

Chengdu's local loves everything spicy, 麻辣. So along 春熙路, there are lotsa stalls selling all the local snacks marinated with 麻辣 sauce. Well, i think our tastebuds doesn't really suit theirs, so we don't really dare to try out after first few failed attempts! We need to search for " familiar" food, and obviously, McD and KFC is one of the must visit place! The Boy's wanted to try out McD Pork Burger for so long, finally he got the chance this time, and he loves it!! While, we loves the egg tart sells in KFC, so yummilicious till i feel like writting in to KFC in Singapore and Malaysia asking them why they are not sell over here?? awww..i miss it..

Dinner time, the sis brought us to this famous local food restaurant, 罗妹耙泥鳅 爬爬虾 that gave the Boy's mum and me a big headache, haha! She ordered their specialties 麻辣鹅掌, and 瀨尿蝦. I don't take 鹅掌, so i only left with 瀨尿蝦, but it was too troublesome to peel off the shells, luckily The Boy did it for me! While The boy's mum don't really take 麻辣 and a little skeptical about the first meal that full with oils and chillis, she skipped too! This made both of us looking at them eating happily the two big bowls of local delicacies ! =(

= 麻辣鹅掌 =



= 瀨尿蝦 =

No choice, we had to search for a decent supper place, so we ended up @ High Fly right opposite our hotel ! Nice comfy " normal " food, pizza and sandwiches gave The Boy's mum and me a big satisfied smile! This little cozy and beautiful cafe turned out to be one of the most visited cafe when we were there!

Of course the day ended with a nice hot shower and rest back to the hotel, stay tuned for Part 2 !

Shangri-la Chengdu
9 Binjiang Dong Road
Chengdu 610021
Sichuan, China
T: (86 28) 8888 9999
F: (86 28) 8888 6666


罗妹耙泥鳅 爬爬虾
地址：三圣街34号
电话： 86655221