Chinese Food

Hello again, just an update to let you all know I'm still alive and OK. We're having a rest day in Kunming - although battling the crowds on the buses to get to the post office didn't seem like resting to me - before some long bus trips to get into Laos. We have just conveniently finished our respective books, and as luck would have it we have swapped them for another two good books for the trip ahead that neither of us have read.

I suspect the food in Laos will be pretty good but I'll miss the food from here, that's for sure. We have tried so many great dishes, most of them vegetarian since pork's not really my thing, and they've pretty much all been fantastic. A few of my favourites have been braised eggplant, chilli tofu and the noodles you get from the takeaway shops for about 60c. Yesterday on the bus from Lijiang to Dali our lunch was included, although we didn't know about that until the conductor dragged us into the lunchroom! The Chinese love to eat and slurp and make a mess - just the way food should be enjoyed I suppose. xox