chengdu and bac

we've seen pandas, pimped some rickshaws with foreigners, climbed mount emei and seen pictures of the faux chinese dalai lama at the top, slept in a monastery, seen a very large carved buddha from a filthy beach, missed seeing jane goodall in two cities, eaten thanksgiving dinner and gone to "the bus bar" in beijing- a camoflaged trailer in a parking lot with a land rover bar- oh yeah, and we're off to mongolia at 6am. see you post-detox.