The only thing I remember about Lijiang

… is the stomach pain I got from eating the entire time.

I forgot what I ate, but is must have been a) quite tasty and b) rather solid.

Thankfully, Kevin says Lijiang is some sort of a tourist trap unless you get up at 4am which I never would, so I might have missed nothing.

Boris, Lijiang, April 2012

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The only thing I remember about Lijiang
… is the stomach pain I got from eating the entire time.
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