Today was our final big bus ride in China. For the most part, riding the busses has been fun and enlightening. The landscape in this province is continuous hills and mountains. On the rural busses there are constant stops for passenger pickup and parcel delivery. At least a quarter of the passengers are minorities in full costume. At times the bus floor is packed with luggage and produce going to market. The express busses are more comfortable and don’t stop for passengers along the way, but the countryside is still impressive.
Kunming to Hekou was an express bus that ran on the autoroute all the way. Unfortunately the autoroute was non-existent for a long stretch (but they still collected tolls). The bus still averaged 50kph, which is good for China.
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