This route, how can I put it, is too ambitious. In one day, I tried to take in the softness of West Lake, the tranquility of Xiang Lake, and the breadth of Qiandao Lake.

At seven o'clock in the morning, the sky was still shimmering with a fish-belly white light. At that time, I was already standing on the bank of the West Lake. There are very few people on the broken bridge. This situation is really unnatural, but it is exactly what I want in my heart. I guess it was only in the early morning like this that White Snake had the courage to take a step out and walk around. There is a thin layer of water vapor hanging over the water, as if it has not yet woken up.

Then we started on our way. Like a celebrity rushing to make an announcement.

Xianghu, gave me a slap in the face, that slap was loud and could make people wake up. There is nothing famous here, and there are not many people. There are a few trees standing by the water, and those trees have not yet sprouted new buds. I found a stone bench and sat down, and ate a rice ball that was getting cold. Suddenly, I felt that this is life.

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Why is the wind near the West Lake always sweet?

Huh, that's nonsense. Mixed with the wind blowing by the West Lake is the smell of sweat from the overcrowding and surging people, as well as the smell of plastic from the constant waving of the small flags of the tourist team. However, you simply can't help falling in love with it. I fell in love with its view of the spring dawn on the Su Causeway, its crowded scene, and even more its liveliness, which is shared by everyone.

Does Qiandao Lake really have a thousand islands?

Yes. However, the tour guide said that there are still two ancient cities with thousands of years of history submerged under the water. Take a boat and float on the rippling blue water of the central lake area. The 1,078 islands are like green chess pieces scattered in the water. But what worries me most is the invisible part underwater.

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In the evening, we started to head back. The car was speeding along the highway. Under the setting sun, the water of the three lakes was mixed into a pot of colorful soup in my mind.

In some places, you have to use your feet to measure in inches. Just like West Lake. There are some places that are designed for people to be in a daze. Just like Xiang Lake. There are also some places specifically designed to make people feel regretful. Just like Qiandao Lake, you only looked at its surface but never touched its essence.

The dish is called Longjing Restaurant’s Grilled Hairtail and Eggplant. It tastes salty and fresh, and goes very well with rice. When brewing lotus root starch, be sure to use boiling water that has just been boiled, brew slowly, and stir while brewing until it becomes a transparent, amber-colored paste. The pastry called Longjing tea puff pastry has crumbly pastry, and the aroma of tea is bitter, which can relieve the greasiness.

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Go to the city, enter the room with a small courtyard in Hanting, and throw yourself on the bed. There was no sound of cars and horses driving in the yard, only the occasional whisper from the residents next door. On this day, I felt like a greedy child eating three pieces of candy in one go. There was sweetness in my mouth, but my stomach felt a little uncomfortable.

The meaning of travel is not to rush, but to "stay". But we are always “rushing”.