sofasurfers

Resist the panda merchandise, I self-chided. Resist!
 Oh, argh, ohhh, nooo! Too late. A panda pen jumps into my hand and out
of the shop. Needless to say,  the ink ran out even faster… But my
furry friend did make me pretty popular on the choo choo train.

 (Oh no! Resist the Chinese camera salute – resist! Oh no!)

And kept me company on a ride down the Lijiang River past these
lovely, leafy, limestone camel humps, on the way to my next stop, Xing
Ping…