Sore Feet: Last taste of China

After spending a bit too much time relaxing in Dali, we headed down to the big city of Kunming. It's funny how most Chinese cities are unheard of outside of China yet can contain populations bigger than some European countries. Kunming has a population greater than Sydney and the scary thing is that they are expecting the population to almost double in the next year!!

Unlike most big cities however, Kunming (and in fact most developing Chinese cities) is having trouble coping. This meant massive traffic delays, so much so that the cities main bus stations have been relocated to the outskirts of the city. It has meant now that the airport is located closer to town than all the bus stations! Very frustrating when you are trying to get around via land transportation! To add to our misery, we found out we had only 4 days left on our Chinese visa before we had to high tail it out of there!

We decided to go see the rice terraces of Yuanyang as it was on the way to the Vietnam border. With some complications (aka a broken down bus) we managed to get there after a 9 hour bus ride. And I would say it was worth it!