Mordern vs traditioal, new vs old, rich vs poor, clean vs dirty. These opposites are visible everywhere. More of the first in the urban areas, more of the second in the country. These contrats seem to go together in many … Lees verder
Dagelijks archief: 25 september, 2008
In het hotel in Kunming werden we aangesproken door Mark de Roos, die met zijn zus Renske precies de tocht van Asian way of life hadden gereden. Ze herkenden het boeje op onze tafel. Leuk gesprek en ervaringen uitgewisseld. Zij … Lees verder
Bamboo temple near Kunming City gate Dali Street in Dali Fisherman Three pagodes near Dali Pot View on the pagode area Ferry over Erhai lake A break on the Yangtze river bridge Scenery Harvesting the rice Lijiang … Lees verder
Na vier dagen fietsen hebben we nu even pauze in Lijang. Lijang ligt op 2400 m hoogte en de oude stad is een soort Valkenburg, of Volendam. Winkeltje na winkeltje, maar wel in de prachtigste oude Chinese huizen in ossebloedrood … Lees verder
It took us – according to schedule – 4 days to reach Lijiang. The countyside is rather mountainous, between Jura and Alps I would say. We moved between 1350 and 2788 meters altitude. The last stage was just over 100 … Lees verder