束河与丽江／Shuhe and Lijiang

第一站，丽江。先到离丽江古城五公里的束河古镇落脚。

First stop was Lijiang. Headed for Shuhe Old Town which is 5km away from Lijiang Old City.

真的很喜欢这里。陈旧的老屋，狭窄的街道，每一个屋子都有自己的特色。虽然多少有点太商业化的感觉，但穿梭在这些狭窄的街道，真的很有古城的感觉。

Really loved it here. Rows and rows of tiny streets lined with old houses. Although this place was rebuilt after an earthquake in 1994, giving the place a touristy feel at times, you can still see quite a bit of character in some of the buildings.

丽江古城与束河古镇其实很相似，却又很不同。一样是一条又一条布满古屋的小街道，但却有着另一种味道。当然，丽江古城的规模比束河古镇大多了。从东走到西，从南走到北，原以为丽江古城只不过那么大而已，直到站在高处眺望，才直到这个古城到底有多大。坐在丽江古城最高处的小餐厅，一便品尝着茉莉花茶和聆听酷似香港Beyond的小乐队高唱Beyond和伍百的歌曲，一便眺望丽江古城的景色，实在是一大享受。

Just like Shuhe, Lijiang Old City is made up of many tiny streets, all lined with old houses coverted to shops selling the handicrafts of the Dongba tribe or the Naxi tribe. But yet, these two places give off a different feel. I just walked from street to street without the help of a map, seeing where the street takes me to. After covering most of the streets, I thought this was just a small place. But looking down at Lijiang Old City from the rooftop of the little cafe, sipping my jasmine tea and with the crooning of the in-house band in the background, you realised this place is not that small after all!

知道在束河和丽江，人们最常做的是什么吗？

Know what is the most popular activity in Shuhe and Lijiang? 这也是我最喜欢做的。　　～伟

Signs read: chit-chatting, chance meeting with strangers, reading, day-dreaming, sun/moon-tanning, "stoning", make dreams and sleeping. My fav activities. 　　～wei