Hey everyone, so I'm here in Kunming now!

It's a lot nicer than I expected!

Can you all suggest some simple walking routes, tours if you will, that I could go on to see a bit of the city and get myself oriented?

I went to that bird and flower market sort of near walmart the other day, that was a nice little outing.

If the weather is nice tomorrow I might try to go to green lake and check it out. I hear it's nice.

I also had some over-the-bridge noodles at a famous place recommended by my teacher. ???新園 or something like that. Good stuff.

Any other recommendations appreciated!

I seem to remember a set of trails set up south of downtown that follows what used to be a set of train tracks. You should be able to find it crossing Chuncheng Lu just north or south of the first ring road.

From Green Lake, I'd recommend walking up the hill to Yuantong Jie. On your left is the oldest Buddhist temple in Yunnan, and on your right are side streets that will take you to one of the last old neighborhoods within the old city walls.

There's plenty of light hiking in the hills if you take a bus to Golden Temple (金殿), Bamboo Temple (筇竹寺）or Western Hill （西山）. I'd also recommend Changchong Shan (not sure of the characters there) in the north of town, just west of Longquan Lu when you get out of the second ring road.