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