CHINA: KUNMING...Left & lonesome when all I had was 1 yuan.
Being left behind is one thing...being left behind with only 1 yuan or 15 cents is another...40 kms from anywhere...being left behind at all...wouldn't do it to my worst enemy...certainly not to a friend...but so as not to miss out on calligraphy...that sucks!
We flew from Beijing...across countryside that reminded me of crinkled aluminium foil...to Kunming the capital of Yunnan Provence...commencing our trip to Shangri-la...the enticement for my first trip to China...6 of us...3 Chinese speakers...3 not...me probably the most excited...me the least experienced.
David had visited Yunnan weeks before and planned our itinerary...gave us a list of our destinations and dates...that's all the detail required...lead on David.
David & Pauline only just made Beijing Airport in time...held up by "the accident."
We had had an amazing Christmas Eve in rural urban Beijing...my first White Christmas...Chinese hosts Zhong & Mischa with an extraordinary collection of expats and their beautiful Chinese wives...stayed overnight...big house...two storey & marble...blanket snow outside.
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