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China & Tibet - 'Taste of Tibet'

August 30th - September 15th, 2008

Here is a selection of photos from our China & Tibet - 'Taste of Tibet' trip which started on the 30th of August, 2008.

This was our group of 'Pioneers' - our first trip in our first year in China & Tibet: Bob, Juliana, Mark, and Amanda all from New Zealand and Linda from USA. Trip led by John and Shama. Click on the first photo to begin a slideshow.

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We walked up to a defence tower near the Tibetan town of Danba

Mark preferred local style of riding near Shangli, Western China

A nomad's tent amongst the yaks in the Tibetan grasslands near Tagong

Juliana and a local 'little fella' at the Dead Yak Cafe in the Yaoji Mountains

A local farming lady that we met while biking near Danba

Mark and Amanda collect a spot of mud on a rainy day biking in Sichuan, China

We went to the Sichuan Opera in Chengdu City

An adult giant panda at the Chendgu Panda Breeding Sanctuary

Some paddy feilds in the low lands near Pingle in Sichuan Province

Jubilant bikers at the top of 4200m pass in the Yaoji Mountains

Prayer flags and a gold roofed Tibetan Monastry near Tagong

River boats in the evening mist, Pingle town.

Bob crossing a bridge across the Dadu River near Danba

Bob tastes some local bullfrog for lunch on our way to Luding

Amanda took prefering to drive - a rikshaw in Sichuan Province, China

The local sichuan food was fantastic!

Our local hosts in the Tibetan town of Danba

The 'Dead Yak Cafe'

An old defence tower near the town of Jaiju

Amanda and Juliana stop to take in the valley view - entering the Tibetan Grasslands

Horses outside a monastry near the Tibetan town of Tagong