Left kunming and are on a train to Guilin to the far east. There are three kids here and i’m conserned that there going to cry the whole way. The sleeper car squeeks and is warm. I’m laying down and i have a pillow. Life is good.
Were in Kunming now and about ready to go to Guilin. That’s where those towers of stone rise out of lakes. It’s supposed to be beautiful. Kunming is a large city that is fairly impersonal. It looks like any other large city. As always the people are nice. Last night we stayed in the hostel “The Hump”. It was ok. 8 people to a room and it was coed!! I thought it was going to be olen and myself in a serority setting but as it turned out it was mostly guys. Bummer. We went to this Budist Temple today. It’s raining here a little so we had the whole place to ourselfs. It was beautiful. Now were in a net bar waiting to hop a 12-16 hour train to Guilin. I’m sure we’ll play cards alot.
I’m in Lijiang now. Very beautful. All the beds are too small here. i’ve been here for two days now, to get here it took a 12 hour train ride and an 8 hour bus ride right after that. So we were beat yesterday. Sat up last night talking to two Norwiegian girls, two israeli guys, another norwiegian guy, two dutch guys and two chinese girls. everyone speaking english. Very cool night.
yesterday i met Dr. Ho the old man was cool. Very full of himself but for good reason he’s the man when it comes to herbalism.
So left San Francisco with a pack full of food shit for Olen that he will later go “oh cool”. The jerky was good. and the trail mix was a good idea. So i get to Tokyo with no problem. The plan over head was cool because I saw alot of Japan from about 20k feet. Nothing but rice pattys with roads on the dykes and islands of homes in the middle of pattys. Very cool, Very different.