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So apparently this is played by men of a certain age all over the world.

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Woke him up from his nap when we walked in to his shady corner.

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It's hard to tell, but that's a 9-yr-old on a scooter. Max.

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The outerwear here is awesome - those are sequins.

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They have killer plants here that stick barbs into you when you try to sneak into closed temples. You'll find them burrowed all the way in your inner layers by the end of the day.

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This little coffee shop tried to be cute by calling this a Chinese hamburger, but they're just disgracing this fatty pork sandwich w that name.

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Our driver writing CN characters into his GPS. I told him I had never seen that, I think he thinks I mean the GPS machine.

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The one negative about this beautiful place is the power towers/lines that are everywhere. You're constantly ducking or zooming to get a pic without one.

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Roadside toilet (sob)

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Sunrise

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Another yak success, this time w cumin

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Biggest in the world according to my 4/5-year-old travel guide.

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It is COLD here. And I bought a new hat - still has pom poms but I had to tuck them into my scarf.

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It is COLD here. And I bought a new hat - still has pom poms but I had to tuck them into my scarf.

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It is COLD

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This slickster was our park ranger/ferry ticket taker.

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No matter where you are, there is a wedding photo shoot.

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Bearded forest

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Bearded forest

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Dinner

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Dinner

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The street signs here are bilingual. (No, that's not snow, that's how dirty our driver's window is.)

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Crystal clear waters since we got to this area. Without being able to understand the guide I'm assuming it comes straight from the Tibetan plateau.

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Best part of this bus tour is it's narrated all in Chinese. Thanks to my progress in the last 2 yrs, @mvonstrohe and I are not learning much.

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