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Arrival in China - culture shock!
... cater best to large tour groups.
Not entirely convinced by Rick’s pessimistic view of our plans, we decided to go out to explore something of the city and perhaps find a backpacker area with travel agents who catered for individual travellers. We were right in the heart of modern Kunming surrounded by high rise shopping malls, designer clothes outlets and Aston Martin showrooms. There was certainly some money in China these days. We found crossing ...
Chinese University and Traffic Accident
... our lunch break, we had to wait outside one of the advisor's offfices for awhile because he was in a meeting. When other professors would come by, they were so confused why we were sitting on the floor and finally, one professor told us to wait in a room and when we got there, they had served us tea because they wanted to leave a "good impression for the foreigner" and didn't want her to sit on the ground!
After all of the talks ...
Weather, Exercise Dancing, XI Shan, Minorities
... taxi driver called a few people to find out where the village was. By the time we got into the gate my feet were raw, my skin was burned, and we were both hungry. We had eaten some corn on the mountain that tasted more like popcorn. I've never had popcorn on the cob, but now I can imagine what it would taste like if there were such a thing. At the village we stood in line for what seemed like 30 minutes just for Eric to get three baby skewers of meat and me some roasted tofu on ...
Back in the Big City -- Kunming
... headed off. It was all a big game for him.
That's how it goes here.
That evening we head to Green Lake Park which is one of the more scenic locations in Kunming. It's a very nice park with locals walking around, singing, practicing Tai Chi and enjoying the evening.
The next day we headed to a Western-style coffee house to hang out for the afternoon. While there we met some other travelers including some ...
Kunming
... a bus for the Horticultural Expo Center. There were beautiful gardens, sculptures, and buildings representing all parts of China. Apparently it's also a favorite spot for newlyweds to take their wedding photos. We saw one couple doing just that. We spent about 2 1/2 hours at the Center and then walked over to well known restaurant that specializes in Chinese noodles. They give you a bowl of hot broth and you add all sorts of meats and vegetables and noodles. It was ...