Dali, Yunnan (4/28/2013)
Our tour left Lijiang back to Dali this morning. Again, we had very good weather and it was a pleasant drive all the way. When we reached the bottom of Cangshan, we took the cable car up to where we were to check out the caverns. The cable car was about 5km long and reached up to about 1km in elevation.
the simple cable car (gondola) ride
entrance to the caverns
colorful lights made this cavern looked kind of strange, not as natural as I preferred
exiting the caverns
from there, the beautiful sight of Erhai Lake appeared right in front
interesting!
Time for lunch!
Beautiful garden at the restaurant where we had lunch.
beautiful gateway
What?! I think it meant to say "Public Toilet for Tourists"
Main entrance to Dali Old Town
One of the shopping stop--Silver Store
many silver shops inside old town
Then we took the electric cars to the Foreigner Street area.
Foreigner Street
with many bars and cafes
Dali Catholic Church
built in 1927
church entrance
no pictures allowed inside the church
a high school nearby
1st High School of Dali
Checking in at our hotel which is at the edge of Dali Old Town--Regent Hotel
Everything was fine at this hotel except this ripped drape. They really should replace this.
Dinner at the hotel restaurant.
After dinner we went out for a stroll around town. This is the side door of the hotel.
Our hotel was not far from one of the city gates.
one of the vendors at the wet market
washing vegetables at the ditch, hmmm...
outdoor grill of a restaurant
The gate of Old Town next to the hotel.
Back to our hotel for the night. This hotel is spread out in a vast compound. Fortunately, our room was right at the main building near the lobby. Some people complained about their rooms being very far away and had to find their way around.
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