Went to buy the oxygen kit and the medicine for high altitude.
Awesome river at the tiger leap Gorge. Learned so much from the in-house guide who came with the escalator ride. He told us not to take pictures when we go down as the money will flow out. So we took pictures when we are going back to the top. The river is between the two holy mountains, Yilong Xue Shan of the Naxi in Lijiang and Haba snow mountain of the Tobetians. The tea traders used to wait till the river water is low in Nov then use a bridge to cross over for the tea trade route.
Our first Tibetan meal yak meat hot pot with vegetables with rice. Don't think I like Tibetan food. The yak meat and soup tasted too much like mutton which I don't like. The rice with wild mushrooms too sticky though hubby love it a lot. Luckily we ordered fried cabbage with mushroom which is very nice.
The snacks nuts and the milk toffee are so good. Could not resist the temptation to buy them.
Checked into our hotel in Shangri-La the 5th Meteorite Grace Hotel.
Chose this for the proximity to the ancient city. In fact it is in the city next to the north gate!
Very Tibetan deco with sitting area near the window.
2026 Yunnan China
Day 1 to 3 Kunming Yunnan
Day 3 to 6 Dali Yunnan
Day 6 Lijiang Dayan and Royal Banquet
Day 7 Lijiang Shangri-la

































































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