Apr 23, 2005 - Dali., China

Next up was Dali. ... Dali is a charming little town at the foot of some gorgeous mountains reminiscent of the hills of nepal - snow caps and all. ... Walking the narrow pathways and sidewalks of Dali. ... Right now it's 7:30pm here in Dali. ... ====Day 2 in Dali=== I was pleasantly surprised to have a "wow" day today. ...

Apr 17, 2005 - M: At home in Dali

I finally feel at home in China, resting under the foothills of the Tibetan plateau, in the charming town of Dali. ... We look up and we see magnificent snow-capped peaks.I finally feel at home in China, resting under the foothills of the Tibetan plateau, in the charming town of Dali. ... We look up and we see magnificent snow-capped peaks....

Oct 2, 2004 - Wet, wet, wet

In Kunming the train station said no tickets whatsoever, so I paid a travel agent five quid extra for a rare hard sleeper to Dali City. ... My train was a slow old one though, full of snorers, smokers, babies, etc, and I did not get much sleep, on my second night in a row in a train, and now here I am in Dali Old City, having got a taxi from the New City. ... So dead early I arrived at the MCA Guesthouse in Dali, waking everyone up, my base for at least the next couple of days. ... Dali Old City is also surrounded by mountains (and a lake), and has been partly (sympathetically) rebuilt and partly just done up, and in fact looks really nice, considering one could look at it as one giant shopping mall, albeit an extremely aesthetically pleasing one. ...

Aug 22, 2004 - Above Dali

On the 20th I hired a pony and a guide to take me up to the Higherland Inn on Cang Shan. The Inn is a small collection of buildings nestled in the pine and indigenous forest with a view out over Er Hai lake and Dali. ... The following day I returned to the bustle of Dali on the very long chairlift and then bussed up to Lijiang, to the Northwest, where I bumped into Justin and his friend again. ...

Aug 19, 2004 - Dali - repos

Voilà presque deux mois que nous sommes sur les routes. C'est à Dali que nous décidons de nous poser. ... La ville est minuscule et se parcourt aisément à pied.Voilà presque deux mois que nous sommes sur les routes. C'est à Dali que nous décidons de nous poser. ... La ville est minuscule et se parcourt aisément à pied....

Aug 19, 2004 - Dali

Caught the bus up to Dali yesterday. ... I joined up with some other backpackers to try and find some accommodation, and then we realised that we were still 30km from Dali itself. ... The signs on the bus and the tickets all say Dali, but they drop you in the nearby town of Xiaguan - now I remembered the note in the guidebook. ... We finally got a taxi to Dali, through some really dodgy looking dark dirt backroads - so the driver could avoid the toll road I think. ... The accommodation is basic but at NZ$2 per night who's complaining! Dali is an old walled town (although it seems to sprawl well past the walls these days) with some really nice old architecture and big gateways at each end. ...

Nov 11, 2002 - Dali

The old city of Dali is sandwiched between a large, ear-shaped lake called Erhai Hu and the impressive Cang Shan moutain range which rises to 4000 meters. ... The rain and mist finally cleared, giving us one sunny day to enjoy Cang Shan, the mountain towering over the town of Dali. ... Dali held a tremendous amount of charm for Adrian and Robin as there were more fun things for them to do than anywhere else we have stayed. ... All in all, Dali is going to be a hard act to follow! We're off to Lijiang, a city on the edge of Tibet about 3 hours north of Dali. ...

Nov 16, 2001 - Market Day in China

Copyright 2004 David Rich 800 Words Dgrendelll@yahoo. Market day occurs weekly at Wase, across Lake Erhai by boat from the ancient city of Dali. ... Our pagoda-style boat docked at Wase the exact instant a horse cart rolled by with a calf closely clasped by a colorfully dressed couple standing precariously in the rear.Copyright 2004 David Rich 800 Words Dgrendelll@yahoo. Market day occurs weekly at Wase, across Lake Erhai by boat from the ancient city of Dali. ... Our pagoda-style boat docked at Wase the exact instant a horse cart rolled by with a calf closely clasped by a colorfully dressed couple standing precariously in the rear....

Nov 11, 2001 - Dali

The old city of Dali is sandwiched between a large, ear-shaped lake called Erhai Hu and the impressive Cang Shan moutain range which rises to 4000 meters. ... The rain and mist finally cleared, giving us one sunny day to enjoy Cang Shan, the mountain towering over the town of Dali. ... Dali held a tremendous amount of charm for Adrian and Robin as there were more fun things for them to do than anywhere else we have stayed. ... All in all, Dali is going to be a hard act to follow! We're off to Lijiang, a city on the edge of Tibet about 3 hours north of Dali. ...