Lijiang--home of the baba

I did not take this picture, but I wanted you to see what a baba looks like. If you have ever had a sopapilla, then you know what a baba tastes like and if you have ever had fry bread, than you have eaten a baba. Put honey on it, put pinto beans and green chile on it, eat it plain...you just can't go wrong.

This image, BabaCopyright 2003 by Philip, is from: http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/Galleries/Lijiang/pages/Baba.htm

We stayed in a charming area of Lijiang called 'old town'. Narrow stone alleyways lined with red lanterns, and a soothing stream that has been directed every which way through the old town. This is a very popular tourist destination with a number of little cafes and coffee shops where you can pay American prices for something western and while away the hours reading English magazines and books. (Do I sound like LP?)
The current situation in 'old town', according to LP, is that the Han Chinese (Han constitute 90% of China's population) have moved down to Lijiang taking away jobs of minority peoples and are taking over souvenir shops selling the minority goods and crafts.



Shopowners use cute dogs to lure you in.

At Lamu's Tibetan Cafe drinking milk tea.