All Aboard for Yunnan

Alright, so we’re going to interrupt the broadcast to bring a special report about a place called Yunnan. Afterwards, I will return to the schedule of events from Korea, as I want to try to write them down to assist my own memories anyway.

First, an introduction of sorts is necessary, I think. The lowdown of this place, and my adventures there, is that I went with a group of 14 people including myself. Most of the people who went with me are also college students from California studying in Shanghai, at Fudan University, just as I am, but a few are from other parts of America, one person comes from Spain, and another is Chinese born and raised. Our group, plus or minus a few people, were originally planning on going to Tibet, for a one week break in China known as Golden Week, which runs from October 1^st to October 8^th. 

Bon Voyage

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As always, I know it’s been a while. I’m conflicted right now about whether or not to write about Korea, or just skip to the meat of what’s going on in China. This entry is going to wrap things up in Japan, and over the weekend I’ll decide what’s next. Either way, after this entry, I’m going to skip forward to a trip I just went on a couple weeks ago to Southwest China, to the province of Yunnan.

Recommencing the broadcast

Yeah yeah, I know, it's been a long time since I last did anything in this bit of webspace.

Well, I'm pretty well settled into Shanghai, by now, and life here is fantastic. But! It's not time to tell that story yet. I've got catching up to do, so I'm going to tell the rest of Japan now, then get to Korea, although Korea might be slightly abbreviated, depending on my mood.

Where we last left off, I was leaving from Osaka towards destinations further west, and my first stop was going to be Himeji.

Excuse us for this brief intermission

Internet in Shanghai has been a bit shoddy for a bit, but things are getting better. Expect updates recommencing within a few days!

Osaka Sucks

I'm putting up the stories about Osaka right now also, because I don't know when I'll next get a chance, and I'd rather get it out sooner rather than later. For those who're just checking now, there's also a second day of Kyoto below, so don't skip it!

Osaka

By the way

I don't know who all is reading this blog, at this point, but if any of you want postcards, just email me with your address, and you'll get them from time to time!

Kyoto part 2

Well, I've had substantially less internet access than I thought I would, so this has just gotten out of hand. But I'm putting up several posts in the next few days, to catch up with being in Korea; whether or not I'll be able to put up any more updates after this weekend is up in the air; I'm going to China, and a lot of websites are blocked in China, including this one, as of the last time I checked. There might be some way for me to get around it, we'll see.

Anyway, for now, Kyoto part 2: