Travelling around Yunnan Province, China this year, it was a pleasure to spend a week in the ancient town of Dali. After each long day of walking and touring around Lake Erhai, we would return to our comfortable guesthouse, the Jade Emu, run by a Chinese -Australian couple. Next door, they also run a quaint little restaurant, La Dolce Vita, with an Italian menu, wine, along with a book exchange, cafe and DIY laundry. These Western services are most welcome, especially for the long term guest, but then so are the broken bikes used as decor.
The husband is from Melbourne: this would explain the broken bikes in the cafe garden, an appealing idea to copy. Melbournians love to up-cycle junk.
The Jade Emu is located in a quiet precinct just off the Yunnan -Tibet Highway, a road that I wouldn’t mind travelling along next time.
Thanks once again to Ailsa for the travel theme.
ALMOST ITALIAN 
Nice response to the theme, different and colourful…
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Thanks Sue.
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These are great!
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Yes, the Western influence is clear to see:) Lovely, maybe next time when we’re in China… Love the bikes – great idea since so many Chinese use a bike as transportation:)
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I can recommend the Jade Emu in Dali- a huge room with all the mod cons is around $23.00. (2014) and the staff are so helpful.
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What an interesting juxtaposition; it does look very Melbourne, and a delightful respite from the busyness of travel 🙂
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And lovely, friendly staff too. Sometimes one needs a little home style comfort after being on the road for a while.
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a little bit Melbourne, a little bit French….how lovely, so simple
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Yes, and lovely staff too.
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A nice tough to make an Aussie feel at home….
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Sometimes you need these places, and a wine too, a rarity in China unless you stay in the swanky hotels of any town which I don’t.
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Jade Emu does evoke images of Chinese Australian I must say! 😛
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Such a great place….lovely idea..only Aussies would think of this:)
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lovely, what a wonderful little vignette…
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Love the bicycle art! Very clever….
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Brilliant – what an interesting place!
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