Christmas/New Year in Vietnam!!!

Well in case you have not heard I will be heading off to Vietnam here on Tuesday Dec, 23rd.  Shinobu and myself will be spending about 10 days in Vietnam traveling around.  We will start our journey in Ho Chi Minh (Saigon)  and then travel up the coast checking out what Vietnam has too offer.  I am looking forward to seeing Shinobu and getting out of China for awhile.  I love it here, but I am in desperate need of a vacation...hehe.  Anyways I will be missing everyone very much during the holidays and I hope you all have a great time.  You will be in my heart and on my mind while I am sitting on a beach in Vietnam...hahahah....sorry I had to say it.  Anyways I will be back in Kunming on the 2nd of January just in time to take my finals for school and then I will have a big break from about the 8th of January to the end of February.   I am planning on going to Thailand with my friend, a Chinese island called Hainan to visit my old Chinese teacher, and possibly to some other places as well.  There is just too much to see here in SE Asia.  Have a great Christmas and New Year my peoples.  I will talk to you in 2009. 

PEACE     

One Love, Adam  

Jazz Concert

My friend is in a Jazz band here in Kunming.  Every Friday and Saturday night they play at this nice Thai restaurant.  Last weekend I went there with some friends and had a great time.  It is amazing the things there are to do here in China.  holla holla holla 

One Love, Adam

Lijiang!!!

I went to a place called Lijiang last weekend with my friend and it was a pretty sweet trip.  We climbed a mountain and explored the area on bikes.  There are many other cool places to visit near Lijiang that I didn't get a chance to see so I think I will be back that away again soon in the near future.  Anyways it as a great trip and it felt good to do some traveling.  Kunming is the best, but it is nice to get out of the big city every once and awhile...PEACE

FIshing (Chinese Style)

Yesterday I went fishing with my friends class.  We went to a place where they have stocked pools of fish so It wasn't "True Fishing", but it was still pretty cool and actually difficult.  It took hours for anyone to catch a fish.  I ended up catching 5 fish and I think I missed 2 others.  We had a BBQ as well and the workers there fried up the fish for us.  It was pretty tasty, but not as good as MN fish...hehe.  Anyways here are some pics from the day.  Party on my peoples

Love, Adam

Mile, Yunnan

I just got back home from Mile, Yunnan which is famous for its huge buddha and natural hot springs.  I have to say that Mile is one of the cleanest cities I have been to in China and is a great place to get away for a little relaxing vacation from the big city.  We stayed at a 5 star hotel that cost about 35 u.s. dollars a night...^_^  Included was a incredible breakfast and access to all the different natural hot springs.  The next day we went hiking to see the big golden buddha which was also amazing.  Then we went to have lunch at my teachers parents house.  It was pretty cool to have a huge home cooked lunch with some local people.  My teachers family was great and the food was delicious.  After that we went and rented some paddle boats and cruised around the lake.  It is only about 3 hours from Kunming and I hope to get back there again someday.  PEACE