Had a lie-in this morning to recover from the 2 day trek and then had a leisurely brunch with the others. Then we got a minibus to Shangri-la - otherwise known as Zhongdian. This place is supposed to be the place to visit if you can't get to Tibet, and sure enough as we drove towards the town you could see the buildings and wildlife bcoming more as I would imagine Tibet to be. We arrived at midday and checked into Barley's Guest House after much debate, then had lunch at Noah's cafe and walked out to the Ganden Sumtseling Gompa - a 300 year old Tibetan monastry. After walking back we tried out the Tibetan butter tea - definately an acquired taste! - and then went for dinner.