2012-7-27 Friday Cloudy with Showers
12:29 Depart from Yizhuang, Beijing Fuel tank filled to full, odometer reset to zero in 2012
Beijing highway toll &
14:00 Take a 15-minute break at Tianjin Jinghai Service Area Distance: 125 KM
15:30 Take a break at Dongguang Service Area Distance: 240 KM
16:09 Toll fee at Wuqiao Expressway 52.5 RMB
16:31 Take a break at Pingyuan Service Area Distance: 330 KM
Refueling 28.74 liters 200 RMB
18:00 Take a break at Jinan Service Area Distance:
18:45 Heavy rain, driving at low speed
19:19 Qufu Toll Station 105 RMB Distance: 525 KM
Overnight stay at Kongfu Mingyuan 128 RMB/day includes breakfast for two
2012-7-28 Saturday Sunny
Morning visit to the Confucius Forest, Temple of Confucius, and Kong Family Mansion. (Joint ticket: 150 RMB)
Black guide at Confucius Forest: 20 RMB, guide at Temple of Confucius: 50 RMB
11:48 Depart from Qufu Distance: 531 KM
13:06 Zaozhuang Service Area Distance: 630 KM
14:08 Zaozhuang Shandong Toll Station 50 RMB
14:31 Xuzhou Toll Station 30 RMB Distance: 732 KM
16:20 Yucheng Service Area Distance: 890 KM
Refueling at Wuxu 50.88 liters 360 RMB Distance: 955 KM
Note: The entire Anhui section uses ethanol-blended gasoline.
18:15 Chaohu Toll Station 145 RMB Distance: 1059 KM
18:30 Check in at Anhui Workers' Sanatorium 160 RMB/day without breakfast
Facilities are average, equipment is outdated, and hygiene is poor
2012-7-29 Sunday Sunny
9:00 Depart from Chaohu Distance: 1062 KM
9:13 Take a break at Fushan Service Area Distance: 1075 KM
9:37 Yongzhen Toll Station Toll: 25 RMB
9:40 Cross Ma'anshan Yangtze River Bridge Toll: 20 RMB Mileage: 1120 KM
Road is under construction before and after the bridge, narrow road with heavy traffic
9:55 Take toll card Mileage: 1125 KM
10:09 Taibai Service Area Mileage: 1149 KM
10:25 Ma'anshan Toll Station Toll: 20 RMB Mileage: 1163 KM
10:38 Ningma Toll Station Toll: 25 RMB Mileage: 1179 KM
2012-7-30 Monday Sunny
8:30 Depart from Nanjing Motel Mileage: 1265 KM
108 RMB/day Includes breakfast
8:40 Nanjing Toll Station Mileage: 1275 KM
9:00 Rest at Xianrenshan Service Area Mileage: 1323 KM
9:49 Qinxian Mountain Service Area Mileage: 1396 KM
Refuel 39 liters 270 RMB
10:45 Suzhou New District Toll Station Toll: 85 RMB Mileage: 1466 KM
Visited Tiger Hill, Lingering Garden, and Humble Administrator’s Garden in Suzhou
18:20 Depart from Humble Administrator’s Garden Mileage: 1484 KM
18:40 Yangcheng Lake Service Area Rest Mileage: 1506 KM
19:03 Huaqiao Toll Station Toll: 25 RMB Mileage: 1537 KM
19:19 Shanghai Toll Station Toll: 15 RMB Mileage: 1560 KM
Stayed at Motel in Shanghai 108 RMB/day
2012-7-31 Tuesday Sunny
Stayed at Motel in Shanghai 108 RMB/day, had a group meal at Lao Shaoxing Sanhuangji Hotel for 148 RMB (10 dishes), visited Fudan University, Expo Park, and the Bund in Shanghai.