Lijiang, China
Lijiang
Friday 20th November
Fresh off the night train, we have taken only a few steps out of the train station in Panzhihua before a bus conductor ushers us onto a number 64. We pay 3 yuan (30p) and place faith in the fact that the lady may have a greater understanding of where we need to be than indeed we do. A man gives up his seat as though my huge bag renders me pregnant or elderly, for which I am immensely grateful. We listen to the conductor alternate be...