We were also beginning to climb elevation slowly through the highways and it was a constant gradual uphill going through tunnels after tunnels.
This was my second time riding in Yunnan-China and although I expected it, it was still a beautiful and mesmerizing ride every time going in and out of those tunnels.
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| Dali Ancient City |
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| Dali Ancient City Gate |
We stayed inside the Ancient City of Dali which was great since after chucking the bags onto the bed, we could literally hit the streets to explore the ancient city.
I only had a total of 1 hour exploration time last year when I was in Dali. A mere sneak peak for a detour but this time round we had the whole late afternoon and night.
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| Exploring Dali Ancient City |
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| Exploring Dali Ancient City |
Dali ancient city is a super crazy huge touristic city but alive as well. It did not feel like only tourist come this way but the locals still live among the tourist in a way.
Schools were in town, Church and Mosque just a slip hidden behind the trinket shops, and the elderly carrying on their own dance exercise in the evening ignoring all the tourist.
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| An Ancient Church in Dali |
It was a fun city and Cameron and I went for a few drinks in the local pubs seeing how the locals go crazy. While everyone woke up early to head to Lijiang, I send a message to the group that we would catch up later as we needed more sleep in the morning due to a late night session.
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| Nightlife in Dali Ancient City |
Traveled On: May 2024
