After an uneventful bus ride, I arrive in Dali. In Kunming, I’d asked a girl at the hostel to write down the Chinese directions to my next destination, Jade Emu Guesthouse – so I showed that to a taxi driver, and was on my way.
It was too early to check in, so I grabbed a coffee, and jumped on the internet for a little while. The place is brand new, and run by an Australian guy – the best thing had to be the power chargers in the security lockers – perfect if you want to charge an ipod, or phone, and not watch it all the time.
I wandered around old town – it’s quite touristy, but doesn’t seem so bad, because 99% of them are Chinese. China has made acquiring Visas a little tougher of late, because of Tibet and the olympics, so I think a lot of people have decided to skip it as a destination. But the Chinese are in full force.
Had dinner downtown, then headed back to the hostel to relax, read, and chat a little.
