It was 5:15 when the alarm went off - and it was dark when we headed off for the bus. Thankfully we'd been organised and got breakfast the night before. Strangely, there were two buses, and they split every one up with one bus really full and the other half empty.
The journey takes five hours, and goes through incredible scenery. The road is on the border with Tibet, and it feels and looks like your in Tibet.
As we were getting up early again, we decided to stay opposite the bus station at the Peace and Happiness Hotel. It was only one pound fifty a night - but what a dump. There was only one toilet (a squat toilet as well) which didn't flush and no sink to wash your hands.
Litang is a small town, and it's pretty obvious that not many westerners go there. Everyone wants to say hello, and when we went for lunch, people were starring at us through the door of the restaurant or taking pictures.
We had Tibetan Yak Dumplings and Noodle Soup for lunch, and it was one of the best meals so far in China. We even ended up ordering more dumplings they were that good.
A wander around town took us to the Monastery up on the hill and we ended up talking to some local girls who walked up with us. The monastery is being renovated, including the building of a new Buddha, and the friendly monks allowed us inside to take a look:
Typical Litang house:
Outside the monastery:
The journey takes five hours, and goes through incredible scenery. The road is on the border with Tibet, and it feels and looks like your in Tibet.
As we were getting up early again, we decided to stay opposite the bus station at the Peace and Happiness Hotel. It was only one pound fifty a night - but what a dump. There was only one toilet (a squat toilet as well) which didn't flush and no sink to wash your hands.
Litang is a small town, and it's pretty obvious that not many westerners go there. Everyone wants to say hello, and when we went for lunch, people were starring at us through the door of the restaurant or taking pictures.
We had Tibetan Yak Dumplings and Noodle Soup for lunch, and it was one of the best meals so far in China. We even ended up ordering more dumplings they were that good.
A wander around town took us to the Monastery up on the hill and we ended up talking to some local girls who walked up with us. The monastery is being renovated, including the building of a new Buddha, and the friendly monks allowed us inside to take a look:
Typical Litang house:
Hanging out with the locals:
Outside the monastery:
Crazy painting inside the monastery:
New Buddha in the process of being born:
And boy - what a view:
Happy monk on a motorbike - not something you see everyday:
Not so good dumplings that night - although we did find a tiny tiny disco where people were doing weird line dancing - but the early bus in the morning meant we couldn't hang around...
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