Lao Shan (Mountains)

The biggest mountain range in QingDao is Lao Shan ("shan" = mountain). We went on a trip during my second weekend in QingDao, with a family friend. Their friend owns a house in the mountains, and we sat out under the gazebo in the cool morning breeze, eating fruit and chatting. (pretty Asian.) We'd left the city by 8am and gotten there before 9, and the weather/entire atmosphere was incredible ... being out near the top, with the wide expanse of mountain range in front of us, the morning was a true nature-immersion trip. I really can't describe the feeling of immense space so I'll just post pictures.

We also had a (seemingly) endless tray of apricots, cherries, peaches, strawberries. So delicious.