Our first stop on this morning tour agenda was Yuantong Temple a complex of Buddhist temples built around Dianchi Lake. Apparently the temples are in different Buddhist styles although I did not catch the names of the styles but there were evident differences even to the novice Buddhist-observer like me. The lake in the middle of the complex was home to many fish and turtles and they appear to survive on the copious treats dropped into the lake by the numerous visitors. It was a nice relaxing place, with well tendered gardens. Even though it was more Buddhas it was a beautiful setting.

Next we visited Kunming Green Lake, it is like a community park in the city. It was very busy with a heavy crowd of locals enjoying the gardens, the lakes had hugh water lillies, and amusements for the children.

After the lake visit a few of us returned to the hotel rather than undertake the next activity that sounded like climbing a mountain to a restaurant for lunch. In stead we decided to take lunch at a shopping mall close to the hotel. Unfortunately our timing was bad and we started the walk to the mall just as a storm broke over the city. We got saturated but also got lunch. We also dried out over lunch. So all in all the exercise was successful.

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