October 2, 2018
Our travels through provincial China continue. We have traveled further west towards Tibet and the Himalayas although but not quite that far. The scenery continues to amaze along with evidence of the pace of development in this country.
There are few western travellers this far west but the Chinese tourist is ever present. Hopefully development won’t change what is uniquely Chinese before the western traveller discovers and enjoys the offerings of this part of the world.
Village and People of Shaxi
An old village built on the tea horse road that was once used to transport tea from the southern provinces of China to Tibet.
Tiger Leaping Gorge
The awesome Yangtze River Flowing through a narrow gorge on the road to Shangri la.
The new Road to Shangri La
This new road with its tunnels and elevated roadways caught my eye as illustrative of the development that is happening all over China. I would love to come back and enjoy the road to Shangri la when the road is finished.
The Pandas of Chengdu
A great way to loose many hours watching pandas as they sit back on their haunches, stripping the bamboo back to its core and gorging before they reach for that next piece of bamboo.
The People’s Park of Chengdu
The ethnic minorities enjoy maintaining their cultures through singing and dancing in the public parks. With 90% of the population living in apartments public parks and the only spaces where you can socialise with your friends.
A Traveller's Tale 
Sounds like you are enjoying yourselves which is good to read. We are in Salzburg and on the train to Budapest this morning.
Can you remember anything about the restaurant that served the duck? I will try and find it. Michael has his heart set on eating Budapest duck.
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