Short, unexpected trip to Dali, Yunnan. We only stayed there a day and then got standing tickets to Lijiang (next post). Loved the street clothes, textures, textiles and colors, not to mention the beautiful views from the mountain. I somehow messed up the settings on my camera and took all low res shots :`( which I am more than bummed about because I can never make prints of these.
Anyway, you can still have a taste :)
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| Chinese "buffet" |
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| Working on homework after school in the streets. |
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| Grass roof. |
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| Watching kids get out of school from the inside of a basket and jewelry shop. |
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| Snack vendor. |
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| He took his shoes off. |
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| Shoes! |
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| So many intricate textiles and patterns. |
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| Most streets have this view. |
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| Trinkets. |
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| Bike rim light in an impressive jewelry shop. |
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| Traditional architecture. |
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| Street style. |
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| Temple in progress. |
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| Local. |
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| Antiques. |
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| Many places to discover. |
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| Old gravestones on display. |
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| Everyone wanted to touch that stone for luck (or some sort of good fortune). |
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| Goat cheese, which I probably should have tried, but didn't. Next time. They fry it and put chocolate sauce on it. |
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| Every day blue. |
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| The streets are alive at night too. |
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| We decorated cards. |
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| Giant ma jiang. |
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| We took that lift to get to a part of the mountain we could hike. |
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| Who goes hiking in high heels?! You should have seen her walking across the moving bridge, haha. |
