Sleepy Lijiang and the Black Dragon Pool
June 18th 2009 I arrived at 6am only to discover my hostel didn't open its doors until 8am. After 25hours on a train, then 10 on a sleeper bus, while carrying all my things, this was not the greeting I was hoping for.
I wandered around the town a bit, glad my pack is small and fairly lightweight. There were only a few people out yet, mostly grandparents walking their grandkids to school. At 8am I was at my
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