Dec 14, 2004 - Kunming

(Kunming czeka. ...

Oct 11, 2004 - Stone Forest

The next day Susanna and I bussed to Kunming, ten hours or so of potholed roads. ... On the way back we were pulled over by the Police for some reason, and when we got back to Kunming, for some (perhaps associated) reason the bus went to what was like a very crowded hospital (with the biggest traditional chinese medicine shop I have seen yet, and I have seen hundreds now) and everyone went and sat in one of many waiting room. ... No-one could explain to me why, and I was conscious of a train to catch, so I legged it.The next day Susanna and I bussed to Kunming, ten hours or so of potholed roads. ... On the way back we were pulled over by the Police for some reason, and when we got back to Kunming, for some (perhaps associated) reason the bus went to what was like a very crowded hospital (with the biggest traditional chinese medicine shop I have seen yet, and I have seen hundreds now) and everyone went and sat in one of many waiting room. ... No-one could explain to me why, and I was conscious of a train to catch, so I legged it....

Aug 17, 2004 - Kunming

On the 14th I got a bus through to Guiyang - a slightly bigger flasher city than Kaili, and was surprised to be able to get a train ticket to Kunming that night. ... I've just been resting up in Kunming at a very cheap, but very (amazingly) clean hostel, and exploring the city a bit by bike. ... Kunming is very modern and tidy - looks a bit like they are trying to create a western style city. ...

Aug 14, 2004 - Kumming - la Chine du Sud

Nous avons adoré notre séjour à Shanghai car c'est une ville trés occidentalisée, et cela fait du bien de s'y retrouver un peu. Dès notre arrivée, nous sentons le changement : tout d'abord, il fait frais et nous pouvons enfin respirer(Kunming est a 1800m d'altitude), et deuxièmement les gens sont souriants et aimables, incroyable! Les deux combinés rendent le sejour bien plus agréable qu'ailleurs, même si la ville elle-même n'a pas beaucoup d'intérêt. ... Kumming est comme les autres grandes villes que nous avons traversées jusqu'ici: très urbanisée avec de hautes tours, des embouteillages et des chantiers de construction partout.Nous avons adoré notre séjour à Shanghai car c'est une ville trés occidentalisée, et cela fait du bien de s'y retrouver un peu. Dès notre arrivée, nous sentons le changement : tout d'abord, il fait frais et nous pouvons enfin respirer(Kunming est a 1800m d'altitude), et deuxièmement les gens sont souriants et aimables, incroyable! Les deux combinés rendent le sejour bien plus agréable qu'ailleurs, même si la ville elle-même n'a pas beaucoup d'intérêt. ... Kumming est comme les autres grandes villes que nous avons traversées jusqu'ici: très urbanisée avec de hautes tours, des embouteillages et des chantiers de construction partout....

Jul 23, 2004 - Xi'an -> Kunming

We hebben voor de trein naar Kunming, helemaal in het zuiden, alleen zitplaatsen kunnen bemachtigen. ... Na lange tijd komen we eindelijk aan in Kunming. ... Eerste missie: bustickets naar Jinghong regelen, want daar vertrekt morgen ons vliegtuig naar Thailand.We hebben voor de trein naar Kunming, helemaal in het zuiden, alleen zitplaatsen kunnen bemachtigen. ... Na lange tijd komen we eindelijk aan in Kunming. ... Eerste missie: bustickets naar Jinghong regelen, want daar vertrekt morgen ons vliegtuig naar Thailand....

Jul 8, 2004 - Kunming

We gaan met de slaapbus naar Kunming. ... Om 7 uur komen we aan in Kunming. ... Het regent.We gaan met de slaapbus naar Kunming. ... Om 7 uur komen we aan in Kunming. ... Het regent....

Nov 6, 2002 - Kunming

Kunming, capital city of Yunnan, is the beginning of the end of China for us, as we will spend the rest of our time in China in Yunnan province. ... The Chinese government has gone full circle from suppressing these cultures, their languages and religions decades ago, to today encouraging their preservation and, most particularly, in stressing their value as tourist attractions! Today we had a day to waste in Kunming and went to see a large display by a lake south of the city of sample villages of many of these ethnic groups, quite a well-done affair given our general disdain for such attractions. ... Tomorrow, we're off to Dali, centre of the Bai population who number over 1 million, for our first taste of the real thing.Kunming, capital city of Yunnan, is the beginning of the end of China for us, as we will spend the rest of our time in China in Yunnan province. ... The Chinese government has gone full circle from suppressing these cultures, their languages and religions decades ago, to today encouraging their preservation and, most particularly, in stressing their value as tourist attractions! Today we had a day to waste in Kunming and went to see a large display by a lake south of the city of sample villages of many of these ethnic groups, quite a well-done affair given our general disdain for such attractions. ... Tomorrow, we're off to Dali, centre of the Bai population who number over 1 million, for our first taste of the real thing....

Nov 6, 2001 - Kunming

Kunming, capital city of Yunnan, is the beginning of the end of China for us, as we will spend the rest of our time in China in Yunnan province. ... The Chinese government has gone full circle from suppressing these cultures, their languages and religions decades ago, to today encouraging their preservation and, most particularly, in stressing their value as tourist attractions! Today we had a day to waste in Kunming and went to see a large display by a lake south of the city of sample villages of many of these ethnic groups, quite a well-done affair given our general disdain for such attractions. ... Tomorrow, we're off to Dali, centre of the Bai population who number over 1 million, for our first taste of the real thing.Kunming, capital city of Yunnan, is the beginning of the end of China for us, as we will spend the rest of our time in China in Yunnan province. ... The Chinese government has gone full circle from suppressing these cultures, their languages and religions decades ago, to today encouraging their preservation and, most particularly, in stressing their value as tourist attractions! Today we had a day to waste in Kunming and went to see a large display by a lake south of the city of sample villages of many of these ethnic groups, quite a well-done affair given our general disdain for such attractions. ... Tomorrow, we're off to Dali, centre of the Bai population who number over 1 million, for our first taste of the real thing....