Saturday, June 2, 2012

China Day 4 - Lijiang (丽江) the most beautiful town

If you ask me, i seriously think this is the nicest town among all other parts of China. Its lively and the ambiance is really good.

Looking at the sky, we know we are really high up the altitude.

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Bustling with activities the main old town of Lijiang

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Can see the mountain nearby
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This is part of the tour highlights...to light a candle float and release to the little stream
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Checking in our own little villa where we co share with 3 other families...we had our own butler
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The balcony view..we didnt get this room, ours is tiny and squeezy
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Our first visit to this temple that is undergoing some renovation...its suppose to be a famous temple where you can have the best view of the snow mountain and see the reflection in the lake...
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Was told that the drought had brought the water level down and they are also in the midst of cleaning up the lake..so water was released
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We also went off to a smaller little town but there isnt anything much except horse carriage and their poos all over the floor...
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On our way to the snow mountain to see the Lijiang show...we stop by this very pretty park
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Me and my jump!
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One of the best view i had from the shop. This was shot thru a glass
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Finally some decent views of the Yu long Snow Mountain
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Finally arriving to watch the Show of Lijiang by Zhang Yimou
The hot weather is killing everyone seated there, thou its a really nice performance put up by the many minorities in Yuunan
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Guess wat my 85mm is capable of...
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More captivating views of the mountains
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The last part of the tour..to visit  蓝月湖, the beautiful blue water was caused by minerals in the water.
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Me with my Zeiss Ercona
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There's a total of 3 tourist spots to view..here's de 2nd one
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Thanks to our guide for taking the family photo:)
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Stunning views from a pit stop, good things about having a lower sky....u get rays each and everytime the clouds move...
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It was tiresome especially at a high altitude..so we went back to rest earlier...
Some shots at the villa
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1 comment:

Ally said...

NICE PHOTO AND BEAUTIFUL TOWN