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 […]
The “domestic” or chivalry isn’t dead and the shake down Yesterday morning I caught the bus on my way to a temple. The lunch time rush was starting so I got to stand just inside the front doors. I soon heard and saw a very heated discussion between an elderly man who was standing at the […]
I saw a Chinese Doctor On Monday I bought some fruit, nuts and some sort of pumpkin bun at the market. Late this afternoon I returned to buy more fruit. I bought bananas as usual plus some lychees which are pretty delicious. I decided to buy some dumplings from a woman who I’d watched on […]
Kunming I am having great difficulty downloading photographs so I don’t think you are going to see too many. I was tired on Monday and didn’t go out until late afternoon and only for a walk around the block of sorts. There were numerous tiny rooms at the front of buildings holding a couple of […]