In Chengdu

Our flight arrived on time in Chengdu. If we were among the first to
go trough immigration, we were among the last to get our luggage but
at least we got all 6 pieces. A driver sent by the Mix Hostel was
waiting for us but we had to wait for me to change some money at the
airport. Actually the rate at the airport is better than in the city!
We were at the hotel around 2.30 p.m. A room was waiting for us.
Tenzin and Zoe went for a walk while Yangchen, Cheukyi and I went to
arrange for flight and bus bookings.
The girl and I are leaving for Kanding/Dartsedo tomorrow at 1 p.m. We
should reach there around 7 p.m. Yangchen will wait in Chengdu until
she gets the permit to visit Lhasa. She won't leave before tuesday at
the earliest. It was easier to book the flight for the girls and I on
the 17th.

I'm now in the hotel lobby surfing the web and typing this post
thanks too the Mix Hostel free wi-fi network. As expected, I'm not
able to connect to the blog, I have to post via email. Actually, it
would be nice if someone could email me to confirm that what I'm
typing right now actually appears on the blog.

Yangchen took the girls for a walk. They will probably return soon as
we are all quite tired.

Someone asked me about Zoe. Zoe has been one of Tenzin's best friend
for many years now. We asked her more than a year ago if she wanted
to join us on this trip. She's been very enthusiastic from the very
beginning.

I also posted a few pictures from today on the Flickr page ( http://

www.flickr.com/photos/francoish/sets/72157601114970981/ ) but I can't
display them. Could again someone let me know if the four pix taken
in Chengdu actually are displayed on the page?

Cheuki and Yangchen are now back. Cheukyi is asking me to finish this
quickly so she can chat for a few minutes with her friends before
going to sleep.

I leave you here for now, I hope to be able to post again tomorrow
before our departure.

Thank you for reading this post and take care!