Tag: Minu
Dali, Longer Than Expected
by Cinnie on Feb.10, 2010, under China
Ok, so… remember Ohad writing about me getting a bit ill on top of the Cangshan Mountains? Well, it turned out that it wasn’t just a little bit, and it wasn’t just me as well. The following night and day, both Ohad and I couldn’t really move without running to the toilet, and we spent the day feeling miserable in bed. We actually somehow managed to sleep (on and off) throughout the entire day!!
The days after that we felt a bit better (with some ups and downs), but we still couldn’t hold down any other food than rice with chicken soup (thank you Knorr bouillonblokjes!). We decided to do the clever thing and NOT go up to Lijiang, but to stay longer in Dali instead. Feeling crappy and all, we still counted ourselves lucky to get sick in such a wonderful place as Dali, so we tried not to feel too sorry for ourselves..
A Hike up Cangshan Mountains
by Tsemer on Feb.04, 2010, under China
By the time we woke up at 07:15, Alex had miraculously managed to join a fifth traveler to our daily plan: Pabla, our spicy Chilean soon-to-be group motivator (“No! We can’t be tired now! We just can’t!”)
The plan was to beat 08:30 to the reservation ticket office, and by doing so, allegedly saving the 30Y fee. Even though no one was really sure about that. Regardless, need I mentioned we reached there at 08:45? Of course not. Alex still tried to steal the border since she “didn’t believe in paying for observing natural resources”. Didn’t work.
Discovering Old Dali
by Cinnie on Feb.03, 2010, under China
From the first time we laid eyes on The Lily Pad Inn we were in love.. This must be the most lovely guesthouse we’ve ever stayed in! The staff, especially Melody (Original name: Shǎo Huā, which translates to Little Flower, which she is), is super friendly and our room is wonderful and light. It even has a corridor! In the room! We knew we were gonna like it here immediately.
When it was time to have some dinner, Alex brought her dorm-buddy Minu – a very handsome Korean guy (according to the man himself) – and the four of us went out. We found a tiny local restaurant where we spent the evening eating wonderful local food for basically no money at all. China is great!
