Pan-Asian Gallivanting

Not the artist…but the town.

I arrived in Dali on the 24th of November. What I stumbled upon was an attractive old city surrounded by a lake to its east and mountains all around.

As we all know China is developing at an alarming rate! This is no more evident than being here and watching the swarms of the emerging middle-class Chinese flock to Dali in their pre-arranged tours during the day.

So, during the day Dali was not so attractive on the main strip of restaurants, shops and cafes. But once dark approached they all left leaving me with a quiet, classically Chinese old town, cobble stones and all.

I spent 3 nights here since I found a quiet hostel off of the old town’s main strip. Walked around mostly looking at all the sights and people.