Hi all, since last entry we have spent a lot of time in the bus and a lot of time being tired, dirty and cranky but things are now looking up. We are in chengdu which has 4 million people, good showers and things other than yaks to see (and eat) (although yak does taste very good). We have come down from the Tibetan Plateau - much warmer down here - it snowed on us up there. I promised to tell you about the Tibetan dress - long thick coats with the arms tied around the waist during the day and a thick leather belt with huge silver studs holding everything together. We have lots of photos. Thick silver earrings, turqoise and red coral necklaces. Long strait black plaited hair and, beautiful dark skin and pink++
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