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Arrival in China - culture shock!
... we finally ventured into an all Chinese establishment. The meals were shown in pictures on a poster at the door and you chose and paid before going in. It was as well that there wasn’t a queue as it took us a while to try and identify the foods illustrated and make our choice. Then the first thing we pointed to got a shake of the head for some reason and we were referred back to the menu again. The food was collected from another counter at the back of ...
Ein magischer Steinwald
... gehalten, von denen man zu weiteren Wanderwegen gekommen wäre, sondern ist ganz stupide im Kreis gefahren und hat uns wenige Meter vom Abfahrtsort wieder abgesetz... Ich war schon wieder bereit für einen Roundhousekick! Dann bin ich ganz unverhofft einer Gruppe von Menschen gefolgt, die zu einem Pavilion direkt an einem Fels gegangen sind. Von dort habe ich dann zufällig einen kleinen Weg gesehen, der mitten durch die Felsen weiterführte und ...
Onwards to Kunming
... so many experiences and seen so many things since then. So far we had taken just under 700 photographs! Our health has been good with no side effects from our malaria tablets and no serious stomach upsets. Maureen had collected a few mosquito bites and I had one on my ankle. Nevertheless despite having such an
action packed week we were not too tired as we have had time to relax during our journeys.
The temperature when we arrived in ...
Hiking up the Western Hills
... After dropping off our stuff at the hostel, we then decided to cab it over to the Western Hills. The cab driver asked if he could drop us off at the cable car lift, we agreed since none of us knew where the entrance to the park was located. We were dropped off at the edge of Dian Chi Lake, right before a bridge linking the strip of land to the Western Hills. Being the cheapskates that we are, we elected to walk across the narrow 2 lane bridge and find a way up the ...
A Familiar Place
... may have been the most beautiful I have ever seen as the sun streaked rays of golden light into the sky and reflected off the watered terraces below.
I was also quite fortunate to watch the local Yi minority women practice their traditional dance in a village nearby my guesthouse. When they realized I was filming their performance they would crowd around my camera after each song to giggle at the replay and evaluate their ...