We got into Kunming on the morning of Matt's birthday. After 32hours on the bus, in the same clothes without showering or even brushing our teeth we were in desperate need of a wash and change.
Thanks to Pad, Matt decided that we should upgrade to some nice accommodation for the night and treat ourselves. We checked in to one of the best hotels in Kunming (Kunming Hotel). We got in just in time to be allowed to go straight into the room. After both having the longest and best showers of our lives we rested and watched some tv for a short time.
We had a couple of jobs to do afterwards. We went to the hospital, which after a few false starts worked out excellent. We went and got our tickets for the next day for a train to Dali. We were quickly learning that China was going to be harder work than we previously had experienced on the trip. It was also going to take twice as long to accomplish anything due to having no mandarin.
For the rest of the day we rested and appreciated our hotel. They visited us with fruit and water. We ordered room service for lunch and really relaxed. We also treated ourselves to dinner and drinks that night at the hotel across the road. We had a thai dinner on the 18th floor that overlooked the city. We felt very spoilt.
