Return to Moganshan

About a year ago Paul and I ventured out to the Bamboo forests of Moganshan, a good 3 hour drive from Shanghai. This year we decided to ask our friends Benno, Kerstin, Atilla and Judith to join us.And so it happened that last Friday the 6 of us boarded a  hired mini van loaded full of goodies like beer, wine,  crisps and BBQ essentials.

It took us over one hour to get to the outskirts of the city. But once we hit the motorway we had the road all to ourselfes.

3,5 hours later we arrived at Moganshan House #23.. a beautifully restored villa up on the hill in the forest which I can highly reccomend if you consider visiting Moganshan.

We had been very excited to go and all had been fantasizing  of long warm nights outside in the garden and outdoor BBQ´s especially as the weather in Shanghai looked ever so promising during the previous weeks.

But Murphys law struck us: We left the city in beautiful sunshine - only  to wake  up on saturday morning in pooring rain...

.. and mist...

But this didn´t stop us from going hiking anyway!

No weather in the world could stop Paul from having a BBQ in the evening.
And  afterwards we enjoyed a good games night in front of the open fire place

On Sunday the  weather was even worse and of coarse as it could be any different: When we arrived back in Shangers in the evening we were welcomend by "blue" skies..

But nevermind: We had great fun up in the woods and one thing for sure we all appreciated over the weekend:  The green, the space and the fresh air!