Here are my observations of Lijiang at the end of our stay:
- Naxi baba and Lijiang baba, two local varieties of fry bread, are not the same thing
- Both are good, but I think Naxi baba is better.
- Bring sunscreen; Dylan and I both got burned, though Dylan’s burn is worse.
- The Black Dragon Pool has a 60 yuan entry fee, not 20 yuan as listed in the Lonely Planet. This was too expensive for us so we wandered around outside the park; it was also clearly too expensive for other people as well because there were many people wandering around as we were. Personally, I think this is an example of tourism gone bad because now this beautiful park is inaccessible to locals, and the only people who can afford it are rich out-of-towners who will probably not return to the area again. They don’t have a stake in the park or keeping it beautiful or taking pride in it, and the people who do have that stake are kept out by the unconscionably high fee.
- There are only two things to do in the
- The food was not overwhelmingly impressive. Aside from the baba, there was nothing here that was new or different from what we eat in
- The apple pie at the Prague Café was terrible
- The Well Bistro, which was listed in the Lonely Planet as having tasty desserts had no such thing. I tried the chocolate cake, which was dry, full of nuts, and not chocolaty. Dylan got the cheesecake which was also no good. It was too cheesy, if you understand my meaning.
- Overall, the food was expensive.
8 comments:
Have you ever tried shuimen (水焖) baba? It's not fried (healthier!)...and VERY good!
oh, and did you see my other comment about contact information??
I haven't even heard of shuimen baba! It sounds yummy, though. Did you eat it in Kunming?
Also, I did not catch the contact information. Would you rather send it to my email address at wherlarh@gmail.com?
I have to say, I am almost offended that you don't like french toast.
But I will forgive you, as you sent me a wonderful birthday present (which I received, btw!)
I am glad to hear that the gift made it to you safely! I was getting worried. Sorry about it being so super-late.
As for French toast, I think there are some people who are more into eggs than others. I like a good egg now and then, but for the most part I prefer carbohydrates to proteins.
yay! I'll be sure to email as finals pressures become lessened a little...
I actually had it when I was in Lijiang...
I'd forgotten about finals! We don't finish the semester here until the end of June, but back in the States it must be about that time of year again. Good luck to you!
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