Arriving in Yunnan

Kunming train station

We've arrived by train in Kunming, capital of the Yunnan province early in the morning of  friday 10th of july. The plan was to immediately continue travelling to the northern part of Yunnan, more specifically the popular sightseeing areas of Lijiang and Lugu Hu. However, since we travelled from Guiyang, a transfer in Kunming was necessary. Guiyang - Kunming took about 9h, Kunming - Lijiang would be be an 8 hour long train journey. We spent one day in Kunming and tried to use our time as efficiently as possible. After a quick noodle soup for breakfast, we visited a Daoist temple, went to a museum about the local history and later on went to Cui Hu (翠湖) park to relax a little bit.

Although dental care is still a big issue in some parts of China, this doctor likes to show off his skills to  people passing by.

Kunming atmosphere.

Cui Hu park entrance.

After a short day in Kunming, we took the night train to Lijiang. If you have berths, travelling by train is actually really comfortable in China. The nasty part is that they wake you up with tacky Chinese music at 6 am for no good reason (even though your train only arrives at 8). ;)

P.S. No, this is not night time. Picture taken the next morning. ;)