Day 5: The next morning it was time to pack up, check out and go back to Kunming. Our hosts were gracious and introduced us to their giant fur babies during checkout, just one of many reasons we planned to give them a 5-star review and saved the location for a return visit.

We ordered another ride with Didi and arrived at the train station a little after 10am. We had a little time to spare so Jay and I decided to try some KFC in China. The trip back was uneventful and a little disappointing since we were seated on the opposite side of the train which meant we’d miss the mountain view that we also missed on the way there. On arrival in Kunming, we hailed another ride and checked back into the City Comfort Inn. It was late afternoon so we had plenty of energy and Jay had shopping on her mind.

Within walking distance there was a shopping and activity district called Nanping Pedestrian Street. It was the weekend at this point and that meant there were thousands of people. The plaza was lined with vendors in stalls and shops of all kinds were teaming with droves of people in the area for one reason or another. Hunger began creeping in and we wanted to keep it simple so we found a spot selling fried rice bowls. Jay opted for barbecued squid on a stick.

Chinese people seem to really enjoy tea because there are an immense number of vibrant, bright colored shops selling various forms of it. We stopped at one spot to give it a try and it reminded us of Starbucks. Then we headed back to 金马碧鸡坊 where we’d been a few days earlier since we were told it was more beautiful at night. They were right. We strolled around the area taking in the brightly decorated scenery then stopped at a bakery to try some tasty looking treats before heading back to the room for some rest.

The next day Jay planned a visit to a local park that offered lots of opportunities for photos and there are a lot of photos so I’ll share those with you in another post for day 6.