We took a bus today to tiger leaping gorge which was on our way to shangri-la. Since we are not trekkers (or me rather) we decided for a quick squis rather than a 2-3 day hike, tho apparently its quite easy. The bus ride there is slow and windy, feeling not SOO good at the end, but negotiate a ride to the gorge via a cellphone with very good english who then relayed back to a taxi driver...good system! went to lookout and got good views and photos of the gorge, its really beautiful, but was stinking hot so glad i am not spending long out here!
Bus to shangri-la (after a stressful (me) wait for one!) was amazing as we climbed through the mountains and passed villages of wooden houses, yaks and very woolley cows and the big drying racks that scatter the countryside. it looks very harsh and barren, you can tell there is snow here for a lot of the year and smoke trickles from the chimneys. Massive drops on one side down to big gorges..looks like they are building some dams for electricity. Guess you can criticise the gov for this but with the climate out here, these peopl ereally need electricity! pass people herding goats and woman sitting and talking. All the women are in traditional dress like in lijiang, but with big turban like pink scarfs on their head, to protect from the sun and wind and keep them warm i suppose!
Arrive Shangri-la and traipse around and find our hostel. Thankfully the town is not very big cos i'm getting breathless! Find a small place for dinner and i have a excellent meal of beef and potatoes cooked with garlic, ginger and not-too-spicy chillies! Then spread with pita type steamed bread on top...was fab and perfect for the cold weather! Get chatting to this finnish couple and trade advice and several beers. a good night and great to chat to people who are thinking and experiencing similar things!
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