before li jiang

yesterday a decision was made as to whether or not we were going to go to yunnan province to visit li jiang. the decision was yes. today we went to arrange the flights and hotel for the trip which is a very generous belated honeymoon gift from qingweis parents. li jiang is a known for its beauty and local ethnic culture and is a popular place for couples to visit. im looking forward to the higher temperatures it offers. the forcast this week is for temperatures around 17'c.
we leave for the airport at 7:30am tomorrow morning and will return on saturday - just in time for the start of spring festival.
In the afternoon I drank tea and then had dinner with qingwei's classmates during which i felt umconfortably spare at times. The light in the teahouse was very soft and gave the golden wallpaper a warm glow. i took a picture.

unfortunately the rest of this post is not saved as i lost my internet connection and i dont want to type it out again. its two days later now. briefly: we went afterwards to have bbq food which is slightly different from ours and more spicy.

a few hours later this had made me incredibly ill. i didnt eat for a day and a half just having sips of water. even the thought of food was unbearable. so the flight to lijiang and first day there was not fun. i spent it in bed. recovering slowly.

its a nice place. the light is great. we are staying in an old style chinese with the curved roof tops.
its very geared towards tourists though. the streets are all lined with gift shops and people constantly come up to you asking if you want to go on a trip to wherever which is a bit annoying as it makes me feel a little uneasy when i want to feel relaxed. i will post again with some images at some point.

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