Look for the tennis courts by the parking lot on the south side of the hotel, the gym is just behind the tennis courts. Everytime I go there I meet nice kids in their early 20s that ask if I'm interested in boxing, so I'm guessing that it should be easy to set up lessons or sparring sessions if you want.
It might be worth re-posting this in the forum section of our Sichuan sister site, GoChengdoo (www.gochengdoo.com)... your GoKunming login info is also valid on GoChengdoo, so no need to re-register.
Local media also has links to FB and even Twitter, check out the links at the top of en.kunming.cn/
Sites can get blocked, but like Wikipedia, the NYT, BBC, etc, they can also be unblocked. The fact that nominally state-run media has FB and Twitter accounts suggests a disconnect that may one day be rectified.
French Cafe and Slice of Heaven are both good places to check. I have had some ridiculously rich and rummy chocolate cake at Sandra's. I believe As You Like does lemon cake and carrot cake. Pretty sure The Box, Salvador's, Mazagran and even the Camel Bar's new restaurant should also be able to sort you out.
I'm not sure how far in advance you need to order with any of these places... it might be worth looking into sooner rather than later.
@tamar: Her new shop is on Shiqiaopu, I've updated the address and phone number, map point may be slightly off, but it's a short street so you should be able to find it:
It turns out that there may have been a third beating victim and the security guards may have been from a nearby KTV, but media reports on the matter have been all over the place. This post/video on Shanghaiist sums up the Chinese media's rather difficult job:
@Tim_W: As you probably noticed, the AFC website doesn't say where fixtures are scheduled to be held. I'm guessing there won't be any further matches at Tuodong Stadium, but I'm happy to be wrong. Unfortunately, events like this aren't promoted so well, and even buying tickets usually requires knowing someone - not surprising in a town that scrapped its initial plans for the Olympic torch to pass through town and then made it a VIP event out at Yunnan Minorities Village at the last minute.
My favorite Tengchong-style restaurant in Kunming. Their ersi and erkuai are trucked over from Tengchong and are the real deal — Kunming ersi and erkuai do not compare.
The restaurant itself is a bit jumbled, but there are a couple of tables outside in the courtyard that are nice to sit at when the weather's pleasant.
Don't believe them when they say they don't have lufu.
Interview: Bunny
Posted by@tamar: Her new shop is on Shiqiaopu, I've updated the address and phone number, map point may be slightly off, but it's a short street so you should be able to find it:
www.gokunming.com/en/listings/item/bun_119/
Giveaway: "Chinese Standards"
Posted byCongratulations to Dave Schilling, who will be on the guest list plus two at "Chinese Standards" Saturday night at Nordica. The answers:
1. Which TCG Nordica founder won a Nobel prize this year? -Tomas Tranströmer
2. In what category did he/she win the prize? - Literature
3. What does the 'TCG' in 'TCG Nordica' stand for? - Tranströmer Culture Gallery
Fatal beating puts spotlight on security guards
Posted byIt turns out that there may have been a third beating victim and the security guards may have been from a nearby KTV, but media reports on the matter have been all over the place. This post/video on Shanghaiist sums up the Chinese media's rather difficult job:
shanghaiist.com/2011/10/12/cctv-journalist-kunming-psb.php
China's men's footballers remain undefeated in Kunming
Posted by@Tim_W: As you probably noticed, the AFC website doesn't say where fixtures are scheduled to be held. I'm guessing there won't be any further matches at Tuodong Stadium, but I'm happy to be wrong. Unfortunately, events like this aren't promoted so well, and even buying tickets usually requires knowing someone - not surprising in a town that scrapped its initial plans for the Olympic torch to pass through town and then made it a VIP event out at Yunnan Minorities Village at the last minute.
Giveaway: 500KM City Music Festival
Posted byCongratulations to reader Bryan Allen, who was the first to provide us with all four correct answers:
1. Wild Horses
2. lip-syncing
3. Lijiang
4. Devils on the doorstep (鬼子来了)
Thanks to Bryan and all who participated in the giveaway... watch this space for more giveaways in the future!