So, we went to the Vietnamese Consulate at the Kunming World Trade Centre (not a lot going on there) this morning. Touch wood, they'll be ready for collection on Friday between 5-5.30pm. That's great, but is a bit of a pain when deciding what to do next.
The only available bus after then to the rice terraces in Yuanyang is at 7.30pm, arriving at 2.30am the next day. We want to be there for at least a sunrise or a sunset, when the terraces look their best, but it'll make for a really, really long day.
Alternatively, we could stay another night in Kunming and go the next day, but then that's more expensive and we lose a day.Even though we've a month - give or take a few days - before we have to be back at work, I'm not sure we'll be able to cram in everywhere we want to go and do each place justice and make it all the way to Hainan. At this point, I think it's more likely that we'll be getting the train from Hanoi to Zhengzhou.
Still, having a fantastic time AND we're going to see Narnia in 3D tonight!