Dali

We got up early to fly to Dali. There is a huge lake that the town sits on - as well as many other towns!
This is Dali "New City". We were happy to not be staying here. We made our way around the bottom of the lake and then up north about 30 minutes.
A wonderful shot of a plastic bottle recycler.
One of many 3 wheeled vehicles that we saw everywhere.
Making our way to the lake for a boat ride to an island fishing village.
The lovely boat.
The first mate!
Michael, our first guide.
Clear skies and clean air was a very nice change.


The village.
Another temple! This, of course, to pray for good fishing.

A beautiful, colorful town.
Dried fish that tour boats with Asian tourists who came after us, swamped.

Paige and Storey each found a shell mobile that they had to take home!

The vendor who laughed at their tough bargaining.
Our Naxi courtyard hotel in the old town of Dali.


We took a lift up the mountain for a view of the area and yet another temple. All along the mountain were tombstones. They face east, the rising sun, and there were guards along the way standing watch over them. QingMing, tomb sweeping day is coming up, and people were already cleaning out some areas around the tombs. We saw these on all the hillsides as we drove north the next day.

A little hazy in the afternoon. The lake is in the background with old town Dali and some other small villages around.
Ridley and Paige sitting out the temple viewing. Actually, France, Christophe and I were the only ones heading up those stairs!

In the street behind our hotel, these restaurants were everywhere displaying their fresh produce. Pick what you want to eat and they cook it up! The little bridge in the foreground goes over the water that runs through town and is used for washing clothes, drinking, and animal watering. They have different times for different acitivities!

A better shot of the irrigation system.
A sneak peak at a local barber.
Another lovely park in the middle of town. It was a charming village.