if you are renting an apartment, take along your contract and a photocopy of your landlord's ID (shen fen zheng). if you are planning on staying in China for any length of time, keeping up-to-date on registration will save you headaches.
the one right across from the airport is called Sightseeing Hotel / 观光酒店
if it is just poor DNS infrastructure on the part of your provider (and i agree it's possible), just manually configure a different DNS server...
you're thinking of Xiong Brothers: www.gokunming.com/en/listings/item/xio_31251/
i happen to have the card for the place here. it has no address on it though, just a map, without the road names marked... you need to head for the airport, along chuncheng lu, and hang a right just alongside a smelly polluted river (ironically) called the qingshui he (clear water river). the medical centre is near the next bridge you come to, on the airport side of the river.
the place is called 云南国际旅行卫生保健中心. yunnan guoji lvxing weisheng baojian zhongxin. yunnan international travel hygiene healthcare centre.
phone number is 0871 7161994. opening times are a little odd: 8.30am-11:30am, 2pm-5pm. weekdays only.
the card says to take ID (i.e. passport for foreigners) and three passport type photos (though, i seem to remember they only used two when i went there). i think it was still around 300 kuai when i went there late last year.
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no-one's reviewed this place for nearly 3 years! i think i know why: it's solid. a bit boring maybe, but they get the job done: food on the table in good time, attentive staff, wide selection of items. the 'Prague Breakfast' is a fine feed, still good value after the recent price increase.
i joined friends here on the weekend. they were getting food and playing a game. the pizzas looked great, but my friends advised me to avoid them, saying they tasted bland.
having made a selection, it took 20 minutes for the staff to tell me that my choice was no longer available. as my friends had nearly finished their game, we then all took our business elsewhere.
helpful advice:
- if someone arrives, give them a menu
- sort out the beer selection
- if i speak to you in Chinese, speak back to me in Chinese
i've recently rediscovered this place. it's a little hit and miss, but i have to say that with a little experimentation, you can find some quality food here. while not perfect, the vindaloo is the best i've had.
i first sampled the Silver Spoon burgers a few weeks back - not bad at all, though i was unconvinced that they were 1/2 pound. another visit yesterday, and this time i was persuaded... definitely a fat burger. i was very happy with my cheese and bacon burger. diners with large appetites, be warned - you'll need a side of something to make a meal - the burger is just a burger - no fries.
Hundreds of shopowners protest Luosiwan demolition
Posted bythey don't? looking at the traffic you'd think they were giving them away...
the new market will be on the light rail line, methinks
Kunming to hold UFO forum this month
Posted bywi-fri? gakk gakk! gakk gakk! greetings Earthlings, i come to you from the far infra-red of the solaaaaar system.
Yunnan coffee producer found in violation of Nestlé trademark
Posted byinteresting stuff: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genericized_trademark
sounds like there's a difference of opinion on this subject across different jurisdictions - the wikipedia article contrasts the US and Germany. so, a key question is the view the Chinese legal system takes. any Chinese lawyers out there?
this must be a concern for any corporation with a major brand, but especially so if the legal environment involved has a protectionist streak.
World's largest recreational bicycle race coming to Yunnan
Posted byshould anyone coming over for the ride turn up this post, here's a few pointers:
road surface: the east side of the lake is unknown to me. i was there last october, and it was unsurfaced and definitely mountain bike terrain. a friend of mine was there february, and said the road was still unsurfaced. however, as NordicWays is suggesting this as being a suitable ride for a road bike, i presume it's now been surfaced. so, expect brand new blacktop.
the west side has plenty of concrete surface, which can get slick in the wet.
weather: it's rainy season in Yunnan, so assume it's going to rain. the plus side is that it doesn't get too cold in the summer rain here, unless you're doing mad descending. i would bring a rain cape or a long sleeved jersey though.
route: from yuxi over to the lake appears to be on the highway, which is usually closed to bikes, so no direct info there. as it's highway, i'm expecting it to be fairly level and well-surfaced.
west side, generally flat, but getting bumpier as you get more north. chances are we'll have a steady tail wind. up near jianshan (the peak you can see in the photo above) there's a fairly steep but short lived climb, followed by some nice descending - but watch out for the tight switchback (clear on the KMZ file from the organizers).
east side, also lots of flat, but there's a climb shortly after chengjiang, and one right after haikou zhen, which is about halfway down the east side.
fuxian lake is beautiful, the water clean, and the air over there is unpolluted. it should be a great day out.
Solar eclipse to sweep across China tomorrow
Posted byi was rather impressed. glad i didn't bother with the long trip to somewhere "better", as i was quite happy with the degree of sun-munch-ed-ness i saw from Kunming. bit worried i've fried my retinas though.
when the light dimmed and the dogs started barking and the cicadas started chirping, i was happy enough.
@greginchina
i'm thinking that maybe the high buildings in Think UK mean you're used to perma-twilight? :P