Green Hotel Dali

... talk us into taking a boat out on the lake for an hour. We agreed and I got to row the entire time (with her husband in the back). We paid 20RMB per person for the one hour but is was worth it. Just talking to them and watching the colorful ducks on the lake was worth it. Taking the big boat from Cai Cun to the other side is 150RMB per person, so this was out of question for us. After visiting Cai Cun, we ...

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... were all part of the spread, and Mark seemed to quite enjoy the more obscure ones. All in all we were shattered by the end of the day. <br>The next day we awoke to the sound of rain, and were rather daunted by the prospect of getting back on the muddy roads. By mid-morning we had to leave in order to get back to Dali in time, and so set off with our raincoats and ponchos on. It was exactly what we dreaded, a complet mud bath, and we got absolutely covered in the stuff ...

... around it by mountain bike, although given its size, takes all day so is best to start bright and early if you want to jump on a ferry to take the short cut back to the Old Town. The mountainous ridges had patches of snow on them as we soon found the Friends Hostel. Mac recommended we stop here. Being quite cheap I voiced no objections. We easily sauntered around the town being on a grid system, so a nice place also to saunter by ...

... Lindsay gave me a look -- the type that says, "My ass has already been grabbed too many times tonight" -- so I declined the offer and took her outside while the owner and his friend followed us half-way up the street. It was one of those situations where your walking away and are preparing to get smashed over the back of the head.... luckily they turned around when Lionel followed us out of the bar. Day 9 - Dali - Saturday, December 6th We pulled ...

... as people discard them, so its a matter of who's more alert and speedy! I'll be teaching ye all when I get back anyway:D The best part was really the table, whereby a button was pushed and the centre of the table raised, you push all the tiles into the hole, they're mixed up and raised, dealt out, in front of each of the four players!! Afterwards we went to a supermarket, where a little girl stood with her jaw dropped, looking up at Kate, going "gao, gao!", which means ...

... heading for Dali, 3 hours driving away. Driver only knows 3 words in English: "photo", "toilet" and "OK", so the journey is going to be boring. Our hotel is located in Dali Old Town, and as we have not had lunch (it's near 16:00!!), the first thing we do is go to a restaurant beside the hotel to have a nice meal. A long walk in the crowded streets full of shops, as usual in China, and back to hotel to have a hot shower and a sleepy night.

... bus. In Dali old town we found a nice hostel called the Tibetan Lodge which is run by a lovely Tibetan family. Cool - we arrived and settled in. We explored the town for a bit and in the afternoon we hiked up the mountain to the Zonghan (?) Temple. We had coffee and cake at the Highelander Inn Cafe and enjoyed the stunning views over the Lake Er Hai. What a beautiful day. The lady at the cafe told us ...

... cop. I had dinner, that night, in one of the restaurants along "Foreigner Street" and chatted to the owner, I think, of the guesthose who spoke some English whilst sitting at the internet PC's. A gut sitting next to me was a Tibetan so we got talking about the situation over there and it seems that no-one, including even him, are allowed in or out until the 1st May. He also said that over 200 people have died even though China reports this to be a fraction of the this figure.

... Chinese women are different to westerners in that they appear to love to be naked in front of other women despite their lack of... how shall i put it... hair removal. And general exercise. Basically, the Chinese women LOVED parading around the large communal changing and shower rooms completely starkers. The changing room attendant came to teach us how to use the lockers while Zoe was topless and Denise was ...