THE THREE PERGOLAS (Dali)

The two other features of Dali are the lake, and the three pagodas. For some bizarre freudian reason - Jo continues to refer to them as 'the three pergolas'.

For the sake of being a tourist - we rode to the three pagodas - but refusing to pay the fee and not actually being that interested, we snapped some photos from outside - and rode on.





We rode past fields and fields of rice-paddies, astounded at how labour-intensive the process of gathering rice is. After being picked - the rice grains were sifted into piles on the road and then left to dry. I'll never forget to wash my rice again.






















We arrived at the lake, where we were assaulted by women selling knick-knacks and men selling ferry tickets. The lake was about the width of Lake Macquarie - but much more stagnant. Large green fields of algae and weed greeted us. We'd eaten a fish for dinner the previous night - and its tastelessness did not improve our feelings towards the lake. In the end we bought some corn and sat beside the lake and made the most of it.