Archive for January, 2006

Hidden treasures beneath

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

Yesterday we were invited on a day trip to Fuxian Lake, a little over an hour south of Kunming. It was a nice opportunity to get out of the city and visit a quiet resort area during the off season. Legend had it that an ancient Yunnan kingdom sunk to the bottom of […]

Moved in

Friday, January 20th, 2006

We are pretty much settled now. We bought kitchen appliances, a dining room set, couch, tv, bed, and tons of little household things. We have even starting cooking dinner at home. In about a week we are off to visit Macau. After we return we will have about two weeks until Chinese classes start. I […]

Dealing with the details

Sunday, January 8th, 2006

Now that we have landed in Kunming we are trying to move in as quickly as possible. We have had a very adventurous time buying a cell phone, renting a flat, and enrolling in school. We walk more each day than we would in a whole month in the US. This trip to China is […]

Landed in Kunming

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2006

We just arrived in Kunming and one of our friends picked us up. We went straight to the hotel Camellia and unloaded our over weight baggage. After relieving ourselves of that burden, our friend took us on brisk walking tour of the town. We saw Yunnan university which is beautiful. Kunming is very green and […]

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