Dali - Day II

We strolled through the markets of Dali just outside the old city wall. I saw everything from baskets being weaved to dentistry being performed on the side of the dirt road. One woman was getting a new tooth attached with some wire. At an antique store we met a Tibetan woman called Wang Li dressed in an orange saffron robe. She was telling us how to bargain for items and not to accept the asking price. We took a boat trip on the lake and visited a few villages on the other side. Ali broke some of the lady's merchandise as she dropped a couple of jade bracelets. They smashed into a million pieces. Of course the woman asked a small fortune for them. Back in the old town, Ali and I decided to take advantage of the cheap massages on offer. We both paid 2 pounds for 40 minutes of excruciating pain. Although I did feel better afterwards.