Got to sleep in today.. til ten!!! Majority over-ruled and instead of going to the museum at eight (which people certainly wouldnt have been up for after lastnight's lateness, etc!), we met to go to this movie set where a few Chinese action movies ahve ...
Yo...this is Sarah reporting from Dali, in the mighty People's Republic of China yet again! Kampot and Kep Last time Tom wrote, we were about to go to Kampot to waste a few days while we waited for our 'Chinese visa'. We thought it was a bit weird ...
... a few bars, so there are plans forming to go out Friday night, despite having to be up at 8 saturday morning to go to the museum...! We went back down the hill (third time today!) to learn some Chinese folk songs, which was good fun, our English-speaking ...
... an Ethic Restaurant in Kunming before we left and we had to get there now. The restaurant was fantastic. More museum then restaurant. It was comprised of many small dining halls full of artifacts. As we sat there they were having ...
... In the 8th century, they defeated the Tang imperial army and established the Nanzhou Kingdom which exerted considerable influence in southwest China (with Dali as its main spot) until they were defeated by Kublai Khan in the mid-13th century. It was this ...
... great. You could stay in a hotel or live in its ancient city - unlike in Forbidden Cities, which were museums. But, I waited until I got to the ancient city of Dali to stay in a hostel. I think Dali's name means, ...
... ik in het centrum alvast een buskaartje geregeld voor mijn vertrek de volgende dag: (bestemming Shangri-La, duur 7 uur) en het Dalimuseum bezocht met fascinerende beeldjes uit de Ming dynasty. Morgen om 08:30 vertrek ik zoals beschreven met de bus naar ...
... favorite one was in Beijing. Teahouse aside, the old Bai buildings are indeed worth the visit.
I visited a few temples and the Dalimuseum (very small - not really worth it but . . .) if you are into archeology, you will not want to miss ...
... before dawn and all the untidiness and mess and dissent is swept away. But that is modern Chinese Lhasa. Tibetan Lhasa has become a museum. The Potala Palace (set high on a hill above Lhasa) has been the home of the Dalai Lamas since the fifth Dalai ...
... people in love should go for some intimity. I don't think so. Thousands of people going round, dance shows...Short visit to a butterfly museum and zoo, and get away from this place. This is being the worst day until now. Last visit in Dali, to the Three ...