http://diary.delgadaygordo.com Day to day ramblings of Tammy Wang Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:28:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://diary.delgadaygordo.com/2009/01/04/my-new-table-cloth/ A few kilometers from LiJiang ancient town, there is a village on the rise called Shuhe. It reminds me of LJ ancient town in 2001. There, one could still expect to find surprises, accidentally lose his soul to a beautiful scene at a certain turning corner, find a mood while ... http://diary.delgadaygordo.com/2009/01/04/yunnan-trip-shuhe-old-village/ I’d like to call Shangri-la visit the highlight of the trip despite the rough journey such as the 1-hour-late pickup, the diesel-leaking intoxicating bus, uncomfortable rocky roads, and worse-than-airplane meals.(economy class) The warning is that there is nothing much to see in Shangri-la in winter. The water level is low, the ... http://diary.delgadaygordo.com/2009/01/04/yunnan-trip%e2%80%94zhongdian-shangri-la/ YuLong Snow Mountain. Snow only at the tip of it. Clear creek. So unpolluted.Please...don't lose it too... Food... The view we got from the rooftop of the hostel Out of the beaten path...In LJ old town there is practically no such thing. Lower the standard,this may be it. Always love other people's yard...cause I don't ... http://diary.delgadaygordo.com/2009/01/04/yunnan-trip-lijiang-pictures-ii/ The typical local constructions Where we had the first-night dinner. I was still with a burning throat and found out everything was spicy on the menu. Landmark of Lijiang ancient Town--Water Wheel. There are water wheels in other places too, but this is the biggest, and where you tell your cab driver ... http://diary.delgadaygordo.com/2009/01/04/yunnan-trip-lijiang-pictures-i/ I am back. No post-travel blues. In 2001 I went to Yunnan with Mira, after I got back I felt like part of me had stayed there. And this time, I’ve picked it up and came back complete. Well…there is this song there that goes no matter where I go, and I’ve ... http://diary.delgadaygordo.com/2009/01/04/yunnan-trip-lijiang/ Since there are quite some turmoils lately in South East Asia, it ceased to be a safe place to travel to. I've always wanted to expose to Gordo a different part of China like Yunnan or Tibet,so I suggested taking a few days to Lijiang.And today's SCMP has the report:"Bomb ... http://diary.delgadaygordo.com/2008/12/25/1193/ A bit cold today. For once in the morning it dropped to 10'c. Went to hospital to ask for a "stronger" medicine for my burning throat and potential flu. Doc sent me away with 5 kinds of medicine and:"Here...everything...one of them ought to work." Yeah and then again I am having ... http://diary.delgadaygordo.com/2008/12/23/1192/ Took a healthy long walk in Clifford on Sunday morning... Its so beautiful it's almost like a dream... The Korean doughnut store, where Gordo and Mira each had one and we rested a bit. cute apartment overlooking the lake. They pass out a "vacation feel" especially in summer days. I cannot NOT look ... http://diary.delgadaygordo.com/2008/12/21/sunday-morning-walk/ Since this one is not Gordo's first choice and was left out in the "collection", I'd just post it here because I like it. There is an artistic touch+I always like my back more than the front... http://diary.delgadaygordo.com/2008/12/19/the-back/