Yesterday was our first day of travel in China after finishing our student teaching in Guiyang, Guizhou. We heard from many Chinese friends that Yunnan Province is a great place to visit, so it's first on our list. After leaving our big bags in Guiyang, we flew to Kunming. At the airport we eventually determined which bus we needed to take to get to the train station. Whew. We had a few hours to kill, so Natalie and I walked around the airport. In the first 20 minutes there we saw more foreigners at the airport Starbucks than we had during our entire two months in Guiyang. It was then that we really realized how few people visit Guizhou and that we hadn't had a decent cup of coffee during that entire time.
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| Train from Kunming to Lijiang |
The number 2 bus took us straight from the airport to the city center and then we walked about 15 minutes in the pouring rain to the train station. Kunming is entirely under construction so we carefully dodged giant holes full of water while we kept up a good pace.
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| Old Town Lijiang |
From Kunming we took a night train to Lijiang. I was especially excited about sleeping on a train! We reserved "soft sleepers", which is are single beds in a room with four total beds and a door that closes the room from the rest of the train. Our roommates were lovely and we had a great time. About 8 1/2 hours later we pulled into Lijiang and met the shuttle to go to our hostel.
Lizzy
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