Ed's tablets - to be taken 3x a day

Day 326 - "Is there a bathroom near here"

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May 24th 2007
After an awful nights sleep it was touch and go if we were going to be making our journey today, as Ed did not want to be too far from the bathroom. However after some salt and sugar solution and various things (we'll spare you the details), we give it a slow go. Firstly we visit the monastery of Pelkor Chode (built 1418) and the Kumbum Stupa. In the Pelkhor Chode we were treated to a very specia ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more