Monthly Archives: September 2016

OK, today is the day I should finally get up to date. We had a great nights sleep, although breakfast finishes at 0830 so we have to be up a little earlier than we would have liked. The morning was … Continue reading →

I am almost up to date, all previous entries have pictures and are now complete. By tomorrow I should be fully caugt up.

We woke up to a warm humid morning, headed down to breakfast then out to meet our guide. Today was Panda day. We were worried the inclement weather may cause the pandas to seek shelter, and we wouldn’t see them. … Continue reading →

We finally departed Tibet, true to previous experience we were 3 hours late in departing. Our original flight was 1315, this was changed to 1615 and then cancelled last night. The next flight we were put on was at 1310, … Continue reading →

No Blog today due t matters not entirely beyond my control. I started developing a cold last night, then this morning we visited a monastery which involved walking 1,5 miles starting at 15928′ and finishing above 16500′. Of course what … Continue reading →

WARNING! This entry may well be even more incomprehensible than usual!We have done one h**l of  lot of walking today, mostly vertical and have had a lot of information to absorb so both body and brain hurt!!! The title refers … Continue reading →

Yet again due altitude related knackerdness (Tibetan word for sickness) this will be mostly pictures with references in blue. We met up with our guide at the civilised hour of 09:00 and headed out to Norbulingka, meaning Treasure Park, the traditional summer … Continue reading →

This covers the two days traveling to Tibet. Woke up this morning to a misty start. The city of Xining is different the others we have stayed at, it is much quieter both traffic and pedestrian wise. Te sidewalks are … Continue reading →

An interesting eating experience last night. Our guide had recommended a restaurant opposite the hotel, with a caution not to eat at the smaller establishments. We headed over to the restaurant only to find we were in the land of … Continue reading →

Well, we survived Beijing, even after finding our own evening meals for the last three nights. Luckily the restaurants have menus with pictures! Prices are pretty good with an evening meal for 2 costing $20-25 Cdn. There was much debate … Continue reading →