Jiuyuan Hotel Jiuzhaigou

... was causing those leaves to change color? I am going to show you what causes the natural phenomenons now.

I found that the lakes were very clear, clear enough to see all the way to the bottom of the deep lake, but its blue color gave an appearance of a tarp, stretched over a rippling surface. The reason for its clarity was calcium! Yes, the same calcium as the calcium in milk! When mixed with ...

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... from the park gate, on the right branch of the Y, then bus/hike my way back, but as soon as I saw the reflections in Huohuahai which had not been so clear the day before because of showers, I couldn't control myself. I was off the bus walking around the lakes again. While walking around those lakes, I crossed paths with another traveller several times. We exchanged gasps of awe at the scenery, pointed out tadpoles to each other and went on our way, mostly in the same direction ...

... the plane I was the lucky one with the window seat. The flight went over spectalular mountain scenery Bari was most jealous of my seat! Arrived at the airport and immediately went to change as the drop in temperature was huge, there was snow!!! Niamh who had insited on wearing her Crocs against my advice suddenly realised why and rushed to change. Needless to say this process took a while and by the time we exited the ...

... of greens and wild mountain flowers, even more beautiful than Tahoe. The water is what makes this place off the charts. There is essentially a river that runs into many different pools forming numerous lakes. The water is crystal clear, shining brilliant reflections so you can't tell if your looking at a reflection or something under the water. The trees grow out of the lake so it's ...

... is quit common in the Sim's. In the morning we decided to go to the main attraction of Chengdu - the panda breeding and research centre. The panda bears, are fascinating animals, protected and are in severe danger of extinction. Their natural environment is the woods of Sichuan province, and this is the only place they can be found in nature. We went to the breeding centre in the mornings because this is the best time of the day to come - they get breakfast. Panda ...

... carry my own pack and beer! One the return journey we stopped at a Lama Factory (Monastery). I couldn't believe how long the building was that was full of Prayer Wheels. An elderly lady smiled at us showing her big silver teeth as we jumped from our horses. We stayed at the Lama Factory for about an hour and shared some rather heavy bread for lunch. The guides shared beer and bread with the locals and soon ...

Hey Hey and a Big G'day to you Alot and not much happened today. We headed to Emma's Cafe for breakfast during which I swapped two of my novels of the Vietnam Guide Book which I later returned as I remembered I have Vietnam in my Southeast Asian LP. Plus after already having travelled Vietnam once before I doubt I would need such a 'complete guide'. If the country has advanced as fast as it was advancing ...

... their bus driver had a louder horn than us, this is China, who knows! ACCOMMODATION & INTERNATION PHONES: When we arrived we were met by several 'You Stay, You Stay' people. We negotiated rooms and prices and got our usual Double Room with bathroom for 80 Yuan. The place we stayed in was directly across from the Traffic Hotel which is right next door to the bus station. In the shop at the bottom of our Guesthouse are ...

I think last time I left you in Lanzhou, central China, where I had just met 2 Americans, Val and Dustan. What I thought would just be a brief meeting to share a room to keep costs down turned into a couple of weeks travelling together - a decision I'm so glad I made because it turned out Val and Dustan are great people and I had an excellent time with them! We were all heading south to a place called Songpan which I thought would be a couple of days on a bus through the highlands of the ...