May 1st was a holiday, so we took a trip to visit some friends in the city of Yuxi. We rode the bus and subway to the new South Train Station (unusually vacant):
and boarded a high-speed train for the 55 mile ride (avg speed = 103 mph):
Our seats were $7 each:
We passed thousands of greenhouses on the journey, reminding us of the huge quantities of food required to feed the millions of residents in our city:
Upon arrival in Yuxi, our friends took us to lunch at a duck restaurant:
The duck was especially delicious and we ate almost everything, except this particular part. I’ll let you guess what it is (hint: we left it “behind”):
After lunch, we visited a beautiful park:
Sorry to say, this park was entirely funded by a massive cigarette factory across the street:
It is the first time where we have visited a park with statuary of famous smokers:
and a cigarette museum:
featuring famous Chinese and foreign brands:
Behind the factory was the largest pipe I’ve ever seen (the people on the left provide a sense of scale):
The smoking theme continued as we passed a forest fire on the bus ride home:
It was a unique trip, and we are thankful for the opportunity to see our friends!
May Holiday in Yuxi
May 5th, 2018 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
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Very interesting! Neat to hear about the train ride, too – that’s quite fast.
I wonder why the train is so empty?! That museum is hilariously strange!