the mountain range that looks like a woman lying on her back
Peter and the sunset on the mountain
Tibetan statues, cemented in to overlook the city
the Chinese version of Smokey the Bear
the complex in the middle with the orange roof is the temple where we started climbing
Peter, Fang Yi, and Miriam on top of the mountain
speaking goat
the animal in question
elaborated roof structure at the women's temple in Kunming
women's temple
door to the women's temple
the roofs had WINGS!
women's temple doors
women's temple (the part that wasn't yet restored)
latkes: what happens when Jews go to China
fields of rice near Lijiang
tombs at Dragon Pool Park
Snow Dragon Mountain
another temple at Dragon Pool Park
Chinese trash can
another trash can
the lake at Dragon Pool Park, view of Snow Dragon Mountain
it was so sunny we couldn't look at the camera
the lake was full of carp!
we're standing in front of the hill we weren't allowed to climb (Dragon Pool Park)
the entrance to the old part of Lijiang
the restaurant that saved our lives and our stomachs
she couldn't stop laughing at the Mu Mansion in Lijiang
Mu Mansion complex
we're so Mu
at Boiled Dumpling Aunty
Mu Mansion gates
what the hutongs in Beijing were supposed to look like (this is Lijiang)
(self-explanatory)
one of many bridges in Lijiang
at Lamu's - Tibetan bread and honey
after the overnight bus ride that crushed our souls
before we knew that our souls would be crushed (yes, those are beds on the bus)
camel at the Golden Temple in Kunming
view of Kunming from the Golden Temple (this city is considered rural in China)
the giant fish that rang the bell
bell tower at the Golden Temple
pond at the Golden Temple
for your entertainment
at the Golden Temple
gate at the Golden Temple
the Golden Temple as seen from over a wall
cool tea table
me, Cherry, and Miriam at the Two Gates in Kunming's city center
one of the Two Gates (one of which is a horse!)
egg and tomato soup, fried pumpkin, something beef, something green, and deep-fried corn
the market in Kunming. Miriam knocked over the carrots.
she loves her dragonfruit
my first meal in Kunming - Across the Bridge Noodles
the view from the plane, somewhere over Canada. That's a frozen floodplain.