Trip is shaping up.
Over the past few days things have been going well.¬† We went from Menghai to Menghun, to see the Sunday market.¬† I found the people in Menghun were very friendly, much more so than in Xiding.¬† There were a lot of pleasant little villages nearby to walk around in.¬† I didn’t enjoy the market as much as the Xiding one, though, because there were all these little old ladies who accosted us all the time and tried to force us to buy stuff.¬† That really put me off buying anything, although I did end up getting a Aini hat and a Dai belt.¬† The Menghun market was smaller than the Xiding one, and because of the accosters I felt like I didn’t get to relax, look around, or talk to people like I had in Xiding.¬† I DID really like the town, though.¬† I wouldn’t mind just spending a couple days there hanging out.¬† Still, we came back to Jinghong today, and tomorrow we’re planning to go south to Damenglong.