At the end of March, I suddenly got the itch to travel. On my roommate’s suggestion, I decided on Wuhan.

Most of my previous trips were about natural scenery, but I also wanted to see what a city looks like, and Wuhan was the closest option.

This was my first time traveling alone, and looking back, a lot of my decisions seem pretty baffling.

It happened to be Qingming Festival, so Wuhan had rain and the sky was its usual overcast gray, but the temperature was just right.

Alright, enough of that. Here's the log.

Day 0

The travel bug bit me pretty much on a whim, so the only high-speed train ticket I could get was at a brutal time: 8:00 PM to 9:50 PM.

Arrived at the high-speed rail station at 7:50 PM.

Then there was the apartment I booked. I hadn’t checked the map—it was 5 kilometers from Wuhan Station. More on that later.

Arrived at Wuhan Station at 9:50 PM.

Once I got there, I saw the apartment was 5 kilometers from the station. I tried to hail a Didi straight to the apartment, but I couldn't find the driver for the life of me. In the meantime, I ran into a few people touting hotels and some other drivers. They talked sweet until they saw where I was headed, then just walked off without a word.

This stalemate lasted until 10:30 PM, when a driver told me the metro hours had been extended. I still hadn't even thought to use Amap for navigation.

At 10:53 PM, I finally made it.

Checking in required a guardian's info besides the usual registration, but that was about it.

Checked in with my roommate and family, ordered some takeout, played a few games, and suddenly it was 2 AM. That was the end of the day.

Day 1

Today was mostly about hanging out in the Hankou area and, incidentally, trying to catch a glimpse of ako.

Woke up at 6 AM, and after a bit of tidying up and prep, it was already 8 AM.

The original plan was to stake out Hankou Station for ako and visit the Wuhan Museum on the side.

As it turned out, ako took the metro, so I missed her. The Wuhan Museum took just a few minutes to walk through, and there wasn't much else to see nearby. So basically a wasted trip.

Then I went to Gude Temple, snapped a few photos, and left.

Next was the Lihuangpi Road Street Museum, another spot where I just took a few random photos. Nothing much to show.

Then I walked to Jianghan Road Pedestrian Street. The street itself wasn’t much, but I did pass quite a few interesting buildings along the way.

I think I also stumbled upon a Japanese restaurant.

After that was the Hankou River Beach, where I took a ferry ride.

Finally, I went to Yellow Crane Tower, which was the most frustrating part. It was so packed that I spent the whole time standing in line. In the end, I only got to see the top floor of the main building. By the time I got out, it was almost closing time, so there was no chance to see anything else.

Day 2

Another day with a ridiculously early start. I took more photos today, so I’ll just drop a few here.

My first plan was the Hubei Provincial Museum. Normally, there are leftover tickets every day, but during the holiday, it was completely packed. So I went to the Hubei Museum of Art next door instead. I guess I just don't have a creative bone in my body—I really couldn't appreciate anything inside. After a quick walkthrough, I headed to East Lake.

The next two were taken on Shuanghu Bridge.

These two were taken while walking along East Lake.

Below are photos from the East Lake Tingtao Scenic Area.

Then I managed to catch the very last spot on the final scenic boat of the day.

Next, I went to Mo Hill to take the cable car, which was also the last one running.

Finally, in the evening, I went to the Wuchang River Beach. The lights along the shore were beautiful.