Lijiang

Lijiang

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June 29th 2008

Published: July 1st 2008

Leaving the Pandas behind we head for Lijiang, nestled in the foothills of the Tibetan plateau. After a 13hr overnight sleeper train we jump on the most uncomfortable bus in the history of buses for the 7hr drive to Lijiang. 11hrs later we finally arrive, tired, hungry, and lost. Cleverly I had forgotten to write down the address of our hostel. After fruitlessly driving around in a taxi, we stumbl... Read Full Entry

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The Summit!

After a ridiculous climb, with dehydration and exhuastion settling in, we made it to the top of the Gorge.

And Sophie made it too!

Right before we jumped at the offer of a drive back to Lijiang.

Shangri-La Old Town

Tibetan-style Buddhism meant colourful prayer flags were everywhere.

Its shiny. And beautiful.

Hillside Artwork

Everywhere we go......

Amy always manages to find a new mini-best friend.

Like Printing your own money.

Which is just what you can do at this highstreet counterfiet money shop.

The locals

Meeting the locals in front of a 400 year old house

Sorry about this..

This is what the inside of a Tibetan meat market looks like.

Artistic, no?

Amy gets all arty with the clouds.

The Tibetan Monastery

Party Time in Shangri-la

Every evening the locals gather in market square for a bizarre, coreagraphed dance party.

1st July 2008

Nana
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WOW
Wow this is some Blog I have printed off 14 pages, the longest one so far, so pleased you are all still having a great time. Nana Lings

2nd July 2008

Martin
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:)
great to see your having the time of it. Just a little bit of jealousy on my part, reading through the posts and looking at the pictures. Hope you are enjoying it as much as it looks like. Dave, I wouldn't be standing near any of those cliff edges. wouldn't trust those women not to shove you off. Take care of yourselves.

2nd July 2008

monique landry
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All the way up THERE?!
Wow, you've become mountain climbers! Still amazed by the awsome pictures (yak head a bit disturbing, but interesting all the same!). I've decided that blogs are the best invention ever! Hey, and I still haven't seen the tats girls! Big hugs, Monique (who now has a belly sticking out)

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