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Tuesday 16th September - day 26 – Kunming After a good day yesterday - queue the day from hell. We laze about in the morning before our train tonight to Dali. A banana and chocolate pancake later and we walk down to the bird and flower market. Once there it’s clear, it’s more of a general animal market, with hardly any flowers. Lining the market street are countless tiny cages and tanks containing, birds, kittens, pigs, puppies, squirrels, chipmunk looking things - various fish, insects, turtles, tarantulas and snakes. Whilst taking some pics of luminous baby frogs, I feel someone pushing into my backpack. I assume it’s just someone looking in a tank next to me but when I check my bag a few minutes later my phone and purse are gone. Absolute b******s!!! The rest of the day is wasted down the bizzy station trying to get a police report. Nobody speaks English so my statement is faxed to someone to translate. Hours later we go back to the hostel grab our stuff for Dali, have some food in mama foos and head for the overnight train.
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