Yes, the atmosphere at the Bluebird is nice but it certainly does not make up for the high priced bad food served there. This place goes nicely in my "I'll never be back" category. BTW, I found the service there very bad as well.
OUCH Bernie!!!! You just "exposed" one of my secret places... Moonlight Corner! This is by far the BEST eats in Kunming. Their food is as good as eating in Bangkok. It should be since the owners are 4 famous chefs from BKK that opened it. Everything about this place is heaven. Well worth the $$!
Hey Pilgrim, I moved to Kunming after living 20+ years in Seattle. I know you must enjoy Seattle.
I've lived here now for 1.5 years, and as with any place on the earth, Kunming has both bad and good. Overall, I think it is a great city to live in. It is a good size, easy to get around (by moto). My big mistake was buying a car here. Traffic is bad mostly because people cannot drive, and they do not obey any laws here. I think Ahmet nailed it with his comment in that dept. But get a moto, and the city traffic issues go away. Pedestrians bounce right off the moto easily, so they are no longer a worry either!
The weather is killer. Easy to travel in/out of here to anywhere, which is what I do a lot. Kunming makes a great homebase. As for the people, sure there are many dim bulbs about the place. BUT, there are also many educated and interesting people all over as well. I have many professional friends to enjoy time with. I think Kunming could use a more vibrant nightlife scene, but I think that is evolving slowly here. They could do with removing about 50% of the KTV places here and make room for some better nightclubs and entertainment places. The city seems to go to sleep about 10pm. Ok..Ok I don't play majhong! That kind of leaves me out in the cold so to speak.
My experience in Kunming has taught me that the so-called Western restaurants here all tend to be fair to bad at best. I've found that each one can at least do one menu item within reason. Experiment with the menus and remember which place can make this one item. Then just remember where you have to go depending what you fancy that day. Service? Forget it. Nothing anywhere comes close to western standards. But... this is China!
After that being said, I have found a couple of places in Kunming that are actually surprisingly good in value and taste. If I was in the states, I wouldn't hesitate to go there to eat. Sorry, but I'm keeping them to myself. Now they are new, not crowded, the food is great, and even the service is good. I'm going to enjoy it while I can.........
There is indeed a bank in the US that will credit the ATM fees back into your account. I have used this bank for years, and it is by far the best bank in the US for a number of other reasons as well. Check out USAA federal Savings Bank.
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