Tag Archives: Kunming

Toward the Stone Forest

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 28 April, 2008. Filed under China. Tagged . No comments.
It took some time to escape the city, it seeming larger than our day and a half had led us to believe (though we also suspect a wrong turn along the way led up in a circle). The drive to the stone forest was rather scenic, along a mostly empty expressway. The road was through hills, [...]

Brown tea and Chilli Dishes

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 28 April, 2008. Filed under China, Consumption, Personal. Tagged . No comments.
Yesterday was quite a lazy day too. It was raining so our walking options were limited. We found a coffee shop for a late breakfast then took a taxi and wandered around the central area with some pagodas and a mosque. Spent a chunk of the late afternoon drinking tea and reading my novel. I tried [...]

Resting in Kunming

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 27 April, 2008. Filed under China. Tagged . 1 Comment.
Yesterday I arrived in Kunming, capital of Yunnan, sandwiched between Vietnam and Tibet. It is a 3 hour flight west south west from Shanghai and sits about 2000m above sea level. The afternoon was spent wandering around the city centre. Spent some time in a lovely Chinese garden; the locals just resting and playing games. [...]