We took another canoe trip to "Island A" this weekend, this time with Juliana and a friend and colleague of mine from Atlanta. The paddle out there today was a little rougher than any prior trips because there were wind and waves on the lake. Each broadside wave sent Juliana into a bit of a lurch which made us fear a capsize several times today.
Nonetheless, we made it to the island intact and did some exploring this time on the west side. The west side has the tall pagoda-looking structure that I have been very curious about. The tall pagoda looks nice from the shore and looks particularly beautiful when lit up at night. Well, close up, it is still interesting, but not nearly as nice as you would expect.
You can see in the picture above that the lobby is a bare concrete shell with puddles of water on the floor. Every floor of the seven story building looked the same, but we did very much enjoy the view from the top floor balcony. The grounds are beautifully maintained, with even a mechanically powered waterfall adjacent to the tall building. It provided beautiful views of the island and all of Jinji Lake. We could see our housing compound, the old Cat office, David's hotel, and all of the island below us. Very nice.
It is amazing that someone spent the money to build these buildings and develop this island, but never quite finished and never got any kinds of sightseeing or catering activity going to exploit the location. It would be a beautiful setting for a weekend excursion, tourist site, wedding reception, business meeting, or big holiday dinner. But it is in no shape for any of those things and there does not seem to be any kind of boats operating to take people there.
Nonetheless, we made it to the island intact and did some exploring this time on the west side. The west side has the tall pagoda-looking structure that I have been very curious about. The tall pagoda looks nice from the shore and looks particularly beautiful when lit up at night. Well, close up, it is still interesting, but not nearly as nice as you would expect.
You can see in the picture above that the lobby is a bare concrete shell with puddles of water on the floor. Every floor of the seven story building looked the same, but we did very much enjoy the view from the top floor balcony. The grounds are beautifully maintained, with even a mechanically powered waterfall adjacent to the tall building. It provided beautiful views of the island and all of Jinji Lake. We could see our housing compound, the old Cat office, David's hotel, and all of the island below us. Very nice.
It is amazing that someone spent the money to build these buildings and develop this island, but never quite finished and never got any kinds of sightseeing or catering activity going to exploit the location. It would be a beautiful setting for a weekend excursion, tourist site, wedding reception, business meeting, or big holiday dinner. But it is in no shape for any of those things and there does not seem to be any kind of boats operating to take people there.
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