The Mouog that became a Rabbog This was my introduction to the Bird and Flower Market I visited the Bird and Flower Market yesterday. Bird Market is a misnomer as it sells much more than birds. It was extremely congested with both stock and visitors and seeing the critters and getting decent photos was just […]
Two New Experiences; a Sleeper Bus and a Chinese Dorm I took a sleeper bus from Dali to Kunming on Friday night. There were no sleeper train tickets available so I decided I needed the experience of a sleeper bus. What I had heard of them was OK so I wasn’t concerned. I just forgot […]
Dali Dali was an ancient capital in northern Yunnan. The dominant population is the Bai people. Outside of Dali they live in white painted villages with pictures painted on the exterior walls. This was taken from one of the buildings at Chongsheng Temple. It shows one of the nearby villages. Rice and corn are common […]
The Kindness of Strangers and another Scam I was the only non Chinese speaking foreigner in the 9 seater minivan to Lugu Lake. It was an interminably long trip involving several stops for photos/calls of nature/lunch/tourist opportunities, one of which I wrote about previously. Photo opportunities I understand as I do calls of nature as […]
Lugu Lake I spent 3 days at Lugu Lake which is a couple of hundred kilometres north of Lijiang. Look for the purple lines north of Lijiang, in the north. The green line from Lijiang shows my current position, Dali. When we reached Lake Lugu from Lijiang the minibus driver stopped at the lakeside […]