Hello
Funny, there are quite a few cyclists here.
Hello
We've met quite some cyclists here -- awesome!
Hello
How are you?
I'm doing well.
Good!
I'm doing good as well.
It's going uphill again for a bit.
400m in altitude
on ten km
after that
it should be flat terrain until we reach Kunming
maybe a bit up- and downhill. Right before Kunming
there is one more mountain ahead - but...yeah
Shouldn't be too challenging though.
I need a microphone to attach to my front pouch ... Here a microphone.
Then I can sing while riding uphill.
and the loudspeakers will be mounted on my bike?
Exactly! The loudspeakers will be attached to your bike.
Yeah! I'll be singing songs the entire time.
But I don't know a lot of lyrics.
Having lyrics over here would be great.
The sky looks so beautiful.
We haven't seen these types of clouds for a long time.
We have been in tropical and subtropical climates the entire time
which are very humid
and actually there are either blue skies or mist and completely clouded skies because of the high humidity.
So that the entire sky is cloudy all the time.
But just sinlge clouds
like these we haven't had
for quite a long time.
And ... also the vegetation
has really changed a lot the last couple of days.
We have now cycled
about
uh
I don't really know for sure ...
... 300 kilometers northbound in China.
and
also into the mountains
and
yeah, I think
we've left the tropical
or subtropical climate
behind ... for the moment.
So, now we continue cycling
northwards
Olga: to Siberia -- Michel: to Siberia, exactly.
Uih! Our camping spot for tonight!
With a view on the lake.
Do you remember its name?
Xing something?
Olga: No clue.
Let's have a look.
So ... It's the ... Quilu.
Quilu Lake
on 1,793 meters difference of altitude.
And we are up here in the north.
This is where we are.
Awesome.
Yeah. We look ... southward
onto the lake.
Bananas look definitely good.
Okay. How much?
53?!
No, that's too expensive.
We are even allowed to try a bit.
Look! That's a good deal, isn't it?
A small something - big head.
Yeah.
Yes.
They wanna  wrap everything into their crappy plastic.
No ... or ... we can do that ourselves.
This is Lake Fuxian
And ...  it's situated about
70 kilometers south of Kunming.
It's quite big actually
Boah, it's certainly 70 km long, I think.
I don't know exactly.
Anyway, we are going to pass along it
and ...
arrive in Kunming tomorrow.
That's the plan.
There will definitely be ... some beaches, we have seen on the map.
and ...
Yeah, I'm excited
I think, we'll be able to swim somewhere.
Yeah, it has been a while since we last took a shower.
And ...
it would be great to have a bath again.
Wow!
Looks really cool, doesn't it? - Yes.
That's gonna be cold, that's gonna be cold!
I will go first? - Yes.
Quick!
That was really good!
Not as cold as expected.
Just ... refreshing!
They sell blueberries.
We've just allowed ourselves a small bowl ... for 10 yuan.
Pretty expensive.
But ... they were quite delicious. We enjoyed them ...
and ... as you can see ... it's really funny ... one car after the other.
And everyone is selling blueberries.
And there is blueberry juice and blueberry jam.
And there might be also blueberry liquor ...
and pickled blueberries
and different kinds of blueberries and ...
big blueberries and ...
small blueberries and ...
dried blueberries and ...
blueberry wine ...
and blueberry sauce ...
and blueberry powder ...
and heaven knows what.
We've decided on the fresh ones.
I think that was a good choice.
On we go.
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Yamjing Fresh beer.
New one... look here! Very good! Not an old one. Perfect!
Cheers!
Dinner is ready
Respectively we've already eaten a couple of bowls...!
Today we've cooked noodles with tofu and vegetables, bean sprouts and eggplant. Kinda like that.
Something pretty traditional. So... Yes, you can get tofu on every street corner here.
Tofu was invented in china as far as I know
and has been a basic foodstuff for thousands of years here.
Michel: Super cheap! A block for 2 € or how much? 
Olga: One block is about 200 grams or maybe more... 300 grams?
Michel: 30 cents? Yes, 30 cents for a block of tofu. 
Olga: Yes.
In Germany that costs... uhm, maybe 1€. 2€ in organic quality in the bio shop, I think...
And at the discounter, like Aldi or so, meanwhile you can get it for 1 €.
Write in the comments when you've eaten great tofu for the last time
A Chinese tradition thousands of years old.
Well, that's what it is. Pretty cool!
Good! We are in the urban area of Kunming for around 30 kilometers now
and I think we're slowly arriving
We are, yes, in the middle of the city
We chose
for our stay here
a hostel
Unfortunately we haven't found a warmshowers or couchsurfing host
we wrote to quite a few people but...
unfortunately it didn't work, therefore a hostel
where we will probably pay 17€ for 2 nights.
Maybe we'll just stay for one night.
Our plan is to take the bus to Chengdu from here.
We'll also have to organize that
uhm...
Yes, let's see! Anyway, it's really crazy! This city is so huge!
and...
there are so many skyscrapers
and so many new buildings.
Really crazy!
Ah yes, there is the train station!
Kunming Railway Station
Our hostel must be somewhere at those skyscrapers
on the 18th floor.
And here we just fit through!
Woah!!
So awesome!
So, this is No. 1
Over there is No. 2
Anything else?
Both are No. 2... everything is No. 2
Olga: I'd say here!
Michel: Here?
So, here we are!
Good! All stuff is here. Yes!
Here's my bed.
Olga's bed is in the girl's bedroom. I'm in the boys bedroom.
Good!
Woah, we've freshly showered.
Pretty crazy!
We are in the middle of the city!
Really crazy city!
Wikipedia says... how much?... 7 million residents?
Olga: 7 million residents.
Michel: 7 million residents!! Doesn't look like that!  I think...
Take a look at the air! Have you seen the air? It's totally clean!
The air is totally clean and there are trees and parks everywhere...
Yeah, and these crass skyscrapers everywhere !
That's the point but...
Wow!
Really impressive!
I think...
we're about to go and...
hope that we get a sim card!
Good! We have organized a sim card
It was easier than expected in a big store
The first store we were in, so... you have to go
not in any cell phone shop
but in a store from the mobile operator
we were at China Mobile
And... of course they didn't speak English but with Google translator
or their counterpart, whatever they use here,
definitely not Google,
uh...
we could communicate and we
have a sim card for 2 months now - 20 gigabytes - for 100 yuan
That's
about 15 €... 14 € or so... 13, 14 € or something like that
Yes! Great!
Now we can diligently post pictures!
Now...
we are walking to the bus station
and we hope that we get a bus ticket there.
Let's hope that this will be just as easy as to buy a sim card!
Dinner
I've been too greedy again and ate too fast!
The remains are still here.
We ate something from this buffet.
So...
I could film that...
there was rice
some sprouts
uh...
chinese cabbage
peanuts
tofu
uh no, pak choi, exactly!
bamboo, I think
and seaweed salad
and we've already eaten everything!
Olga: Xièxiè! (Thank you!)
Michel: Xièxiè! (Thank you!)
Okay!
Having lunch
What's for lunch?
We ordered a noodle soup
Olga: I don't know what we got now
Michel: This soup and that one.
Olga's soup is made with soybeans or something, the translator said
and mine is kind of usual with usual noodles
Olga: Let's see if I will survive that!
Enjoy your meal!
Michel: Enjoy your meal!
Yes, quite okay!
Kinda like...
no plan what that is!
Some kind of tofu? Somehow?
Bit slippery.
The consistency is... uhm... like jelly.
Like jelly?
absolutely
Boah! I've got a lot of chili in my soup!
Yes. I have chili in it, too
Interesting, yes!
Pretty good!
to be continued...
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