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July 18th 2010
Published: July 18th 2010
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On our last day in Shangri La we awoke to the sound of Buddhist monks chanting - om ra hari om… om ra hari om … - with temple bells and horns breaking the morning serenity. From our hostel room window we could see the huge automated prayer wheel in the hillside temple complex spinning faster than usual as it reflected the early morning sun. As it turned out, this was a special day (although ... Read Full Entry



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Aircraft to Guilin...Aircraft to Guilin...
Aircraft to Guilin...

..only three seats wide inside.
On the road to Nanning...On the road to Nanning...
On the road to Nanning...

...these landscapes continue all the way into Vietnam.
Breakfast ...note the flat shaped peaches...Breakfast ...note the flat shaped peaches...
Breakfast ...note the flat shaped peaches...

..the seeds are a different shape to regular peaches too!



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