We woke up early this morning to visit Tiger Leaping Gorge. It’s a 3900m gorge cutting through the marble mountains creating magnificent scenery. We walked along the middle of the gorge looking over in to the rushing water and enjoying the views.
On our way back from the Gorge (of which we have millions of photos) [...]
Tiger Leaping Gorge and more time in Lijiang
October 29th, 2009 by adminLijiang arrival and the Old Town
October 23rd, 2009 by adminOur morning began very early with a flight to Lijiang. We didn’t really have much of an idea of what the place would be like. Our flight touched down in a bright and sunny morning and our first view was of the mountains. We met our local guide (Joanne), who is a member of a [...]
Pandas and Buddhas
October 22nd, 2009 by adminSo today was a big day in the schedule for us. A visit to Chengdu meant a chance to see two of the biggest draws on our trip; Giant Pandas and the Giant Buddha at Leshan.
We started with a drive out to the Panda Sanctuary in Chengdu and rushed in early as this is when [...]
Haunglong Pools and on to Chengdu
October 21st, 2009 by adminEarly morning drive to Huanglong to see another scenic park there. The trip involved a long drive and half way there we were warned of altitude sickness as the drive would include a mountain road as high as 4000 metres! As I write this we are sat at the side of the road after turning [...]
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