Updated on December 14, 2016
Flight Log of Tianjin Airlines Flight 7648 from Zhangye to Lanzhou on October 18th, 2016
Time to head back to Beijing.
Since I didn’t want to miss to many lectures for this trip to Xinjiang, I chose to fly back on Tuesday so that I won’t miss the lecture on Wednesday.
During planning, one major reason, apart from the scenery and appropriate distance (by train) from Urumqi, that I chose to spend two days at Zhangye(张掖) (rather than Dunhuang(敦煌)) before heading back was the cheap flight from Zhangye to Lanzhou(兰州) at 120CNY, which would be the cheapest air ticket I’ve ever purchased.
We arrived in Zhangye relatively early from the half-day trip to Ma-Ti Temple, so after lunch I had got plenty of time to make my way to the airport for the 1635 departure. By the tour guide to Ma-Ti Temple, Zhangye Airport had cancelled it’s passenger shuttle bus, which left a three-times daily “employee” shuttle bus that didn’t fit my schedule. So under her advice I spent 22CNY for a shared ride on the Didi app to Airport.
By the way, compared with Datong(大同) Airport that I’ve been to earlier this year, with (I guess) similar passenger volume, Datong Airport was able to provide passenger shuttle bus based on arrival and departure times of its flights. (But if one consider Datong as a city, Zhangye was a county in every aspect but name, so no surprise.)
Zhangye Airport AvenueTraffic was sparse on this airport avenue, with golden leaves lining its side.
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Updated on August 17, 2017
Flight Log of Air China Flight 1275 from Beijing Capital to Urumqi on October 14th, 2016
On a weekend on October, 2016, I visited Urumqi to take the TOEFL exam. For the outbound flight I chose Air China Flight CA1275.
Beijing Airport Terminal 3There was heavy air pollution on that day.
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Updated on January 1, 2017
Weekend Trip to New York City, Day 2 on July 24th, 2016
Second day at New York.
Since we arrived at our Airbnb host very late last night this morning, we also got up very late. We left our host at 1045, for which, my friend comforted me as “standard college student time”.
Brooklyn Neighborhood
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Updated on December 14, 2016
Weekend Trip to New York City, Day 1 on July 23rd, 2016
As expected, CS department of Cornell University basically left all the weekends in the summer program to our own discretion (expect for the first weekend’s field trip to Niagara Falls, which was nice since normally one don’t easily get from Ithaca to Niagara Falls without a car). Since Ithaca’s so rurally located, the only city that attracted us was the Big Apple.
Bus Layover at Binghamton Bus Terminal
Updated on September 17, 2016
Day Hiking Trip to Buttermilk Falls State Park on August 5th, 2016
For the whole month at Ithaca, I have been looking for local attractions that’s worth a visit. Since Ithaca (and upper New York in general) is famous for its waterfalls, and Buttermilk Falls State Park was conveniently located just south of Ithaca town, with public transport access, I decided to give it a try.
Also, since we had an early session end on August 5th, so that’s the day.
Updated on September 21, 2016
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, a kids movie rated PG-13
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Poster
Being adapted from a comic franchise, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows could easily be OK, because the comic already sets an exciting storyline that the movie just needs to follow.
Also being adapted from a comic franchise, it’s hard for the movie to be excellent, because any deviation from the comic easily degrades into betrayal, and childish comics are rarely excellent in professional eyes.
So far, as for comic adaption, the only excellent works in my opinion are the Batman’s Dark Knight by Christopher Nolan, and it took such genius director and writer for the adaption to be excellent.
So to me, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is at its best, average.
Updated on September 21, 2016
Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare, a milestone for transition to action movies
Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare Poster
Speaking of the Japanese animation series Detection Conan, a franchise that’s basically the age of myself, a series that I’ve watched from the age of Conan to the age of Shinichi Kudo and beyond, it’s hard to deny senses of nostalgia.
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Updated on August 17, 2017
Flight Log of Qatar Airways Flight 870 from Doha to Shanghai Pudong on September 2nd, 2016
This post follows the previous one on Qatar Airways flight 246.
Midnight seemed to be a higher peak for transits at Doha Airport than early morning, as we waited longer at transit screening this time.
Also, compared to the invigorating bustle of the airport morning we witnessed on our outbound flight, this time the whole airport seemed quieter, even somewhat gloomy to me. Thank God there were people for overnight flights to keep the whole building from degrading into a ghost town.
Updated on August 20, 2017
Flight Log of Qatar Airways Flight 246 from Istanbul Ataturk to Doha on September 1st, 2016
Time to head back home.
It seemed that everything was expedited for the last day, I finished my tour of Eyup and Golden Horn ahead of schedule, my parents finished their visit of Grand Bazaar ahead of schedule, then all the gift shopping and currency exchange was done without a hitch.
So the result was that, we arrived at the airport four hours before our scheduled departure.
Updated on October 4, 2017
Day 14 of Turkey Vacation: Istanbul on September 1st, 2016
Last day in Istanbul and in Turkey.
As a result of yesterday’s missing ferry, the plan of the day was to first visit Eyüp, then take the ferry back to Eminönü as a tour of the Golden Horn. After that, it’s Sultan Ahmet Mosque that we failed to visit during the previous days due to its prayer time, and finally make our way to the airport.
Istanbul Tram Beyazıt Station
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