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October 2005 Holiday

Our Mid-Autumn Holiday in Kunming

In the taxi to the bus station. A 'luxury coach' carried us along the new highway for 6 1/2 hours with a 20 minute break in Mo Jiang for some fast food (rice, veggies and a yummy soup).  

West Pagoda

Boating in Green Lake Park (left) and a friendly vendor with her grand-daughter

Edie and a friend at the Golden Temple

Dragon Gate (Long Men)

Tunnels carved out from the cliffs by dedicated monks in 1781

The Temple of Divine Parents

The cable car descent from the Western Hills back to the outskirts of Kunming

Yuan Tong Temple

Incense and tortoise ponds

The Kunming fur trade in the Old Quarter

Daisy chains and naps

Street noodle bar

Apart from the odd bowl of instant porridge in our hotel room, most breakfasts and dinners were purchased from the multitude of street food sellers outside the hotel. Easy to over-dose on fat and sugar though - especially from the sausage and egg-filled fried wraps or the banana fritters drizzled with condensed milk!!