Enjoying the Ancient Town of Dali, China!

It was too bad that the Wamao Hotel where we stayed for the first night in Dali didn’t have room for us. But Mr. and MRS. Zheng was so nice that they found us a double room in another inn nearby. So we moved all our luggage and into the new hotel and stayed there for only one night. Since we were staying close to the Dali ancient city, we were close enough to enjoy the shops , cafes and all the nice things Dali has to offer. We had a busy day yesterday so we took it easy for today. We had breakfast in the nearby little place and then parked ourselves in a café shop playing nice soft western music and caught up with our paperwork and emails etc. It was raining all afternoon and we stayed at the café, a nice place indeed providing free WiFi and plugs for power. I caught up with my blogging notes.

We walked around the ancient city, and saw how the mountain water was carried down via the waterway bringing water into the town. We love Dali! It has character and is a beautiful city, e,g, even the garage containers looked like clay flower pots! The streets were busy, full of tourists and vendors trying to sell their wares.

We came across an open eating area where musicians were serenading diners enjoying their food with families, friends and listening to the singers. The place was humming with young people, families with little kids, local people as well as tourists alike. The place was lit up like a Christmas tree with numerous strings of lights hanging overhead brightening up everything. We were entertained by three different musicians while we were there enjoying Yunnan’s famous hot pot dinners. This outdoor eatery was alive with sounds and music and laughers! People were happy and enjoying themselves! We passed by many music bars and went into one. Ordered some drinks and really enjoy the music. There was a 15 musicians line up and we heard 3 who were quite good. It was another enjoyable day but less busy. RT, Dali, China 08042023