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Since the last blog we haven't done so many k's on the bike, instead exploring the 'touristy' area of Tengchong, and in the last couple of days doing very little in Dali. I say 'touristy' as we didn't see the hordes of (western) tourists that we were expecting (Tengchong is in the Lonely Planet - a first since Jinghong more than 3 weeks ago), although there have been quite a few Chinese tourists at the sights.
I should start the blog with a description of events following the earthquake in Sichuan. The news has been dominated by the earthquake rescue efforts, and although the images and content having been getting a little repetitive (especially as there is only one english channel) a huge amount of progress has been made on rescue and recover. The sudden and ongoing emotional reaction by the Chinese public has surprised us, and we have seen donation centers in the big towns, although not quite the scene of local people donating hundreds of Yuan (a lot of money here) as seen on the TV. However the army has mobilised huge resources and by trekking in over mountains where roads have been rendered impassable are achieving great
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June 2nd 2008 - Tash:
what is china doing to you matt! not only are those shorts disgusting....i hope to never see them again just like your european bathers, but also they are girls thongs strappped onto your bob...i think they belong to lucie!!!!
June 2nd 2008 - Tash:
Hi chris. felt bad paying matt out and not you so thought i better write you a comment. i see you food fetish is on going. hope you had some luck getting onto orea, if not you can contact them at the following address..... http://oreo.eu/content/contact.php . Sorry i cant help with that delicious looking chinese biscuit.
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Tengchong
The old city walls. So old infact that they had been completely rebuilt. Still impressive though
A great find
Every town has a selection of bakeries, and we often sample them all. The reward, on occasion is a great cake :)
Sea of Heat
Matt recreating the scene where he dropped his 'Aussie swimming shorts' to reveal his 'Chinese swimming shorts'
Sea of Heat
The biggest of the hot springs - called 'big melting pot, where temperatures at the bottom are 102C. They cook various foods in the steam. We think (and hope) we had an egg from here later
Sea of Heat
We were surprised to see the complaints hotline so prominently adverised. And we were tempted to complain - this hot bath was 1/3 the price of the one we had been told was the only bath by staff on re... [more]
Restaurant
Typical style of restaurant we eat in. The room is kitchen and dinning room, all open to the street. Veg is displayed in cabinets (this one a little bare) with meat either being hung or in the fridge.... [more]
Wan Fu Gong Resident
This kid was a little warey of us to start with, but we got smilies out of him after he played with our camping gear
Yunfeng Shan
Direct translation - cloudy peak mountain. A very apt name as we were surrounded by cloud most of the day
Yunfeng Shan
Matt almost at the top. Note the small padlocks attached to the upper reaches of the chains. Presumably a type of 'good luck' prayer flags
Yunfeng Shan
We followed a ill-ofen used path to the top af the adjacent peak and waited for a long time for the clouds to part for this view of the Monastary - Daxiongbao Dian
Rubbish disposal
We were pleased to find rubbish bins on the mountain, a first for us in China, but they were desgined with a hole at the base, larger than that at the top, to neatly return the waste to the natural en... [more]
Dakon Shan
Another apt translation - Big Empty Hill. The view into the crater at the top was certainly not worth the effort in getting up there
Columnar joint
Strange hexagonal tubes of rock seen in this deep gorge - presumably formed from lava flows?
Black fish river
A pristine looking watercourse. Somewhat of a rarity as recent high rainfall has dragged a fair bit of dirt into the rivers. We thought this might be coming from a spring in nearby rockface.
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June 2nd 2008 - Tash:
what is china doing to you matt! not only are those shorts disgusting....i hope to never see them again just like your european bathers, but also they are girls thongs strappped onto your bob...i think they belong to lucie!!!!
June 2nd 2008 - Tash:
Hi chris. felt bad paying matt out and not you so thought i better write you a comment. i see you food fetish is on going. hope you had some luck getting onto orea, if not you can contact them at the following address..... http://oreo.eu/content/contact.php . Sorry i cant help with that delicious looking chinese biscuit.
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