Bye Straya
November 25, 2019 in Australia
Dumpling and dancing
November 26, 2019 in China
Dinner, 17 types of dumpling, all shaped to look like what's inside. Then a cultural show which was very colourful.
Arrived in Xi'an
November 26, 2019 in China
After a very long day of travelling, arrived safely and am thinking about breakfast.
As expected, the bed is very hard!
Terracotta warriors
November 27, 2019 in China
Morning activities today.
Giant Wild Goose Pagoda
November 28, 2019 in China
Morning activities, very Zen.
Bullet train
November 29, 2019 in China
Early start from X'ian and arriving in Jiayuguan on the bullet train, to snow.
Delicious hotpot dinner
Lots of stepping
November 30, 2019 in China
Today we visited a recreation of part of the Great Wall. LOTS of steps (no phone photos tho). Then to the Jiayuguan Fortress.
Danxia geological park
December 1, 2019 in China
Travelled 280kms to see the Rainbow Mountains. Road trip truck stop. Lots of stepping again, but amazing sites.
Magao grottos and Dunhuang
December 2, 2019 in China
Today's trip was 320km West to the Magao grottos (no photos allowed inside) and to our hotel which has a bed and not a slab of granite, hooray!
Dun Huang
December 3, 2019 in China
Sand dunes and 🐫 was the activity of the day. Tomorrow we get onto another fast train headed to Turfan.
Turfan (Tulufan)
December 4, 2019 in China
Leaving our lovely guide Amy, fast train and modern hotel with SOFT bed and tasty dinner.
Yar city
December 5, 2019 in China
This morning we went to ancient Yar city. Ruins of a city which existed from the 5th to the 13th century. It was duug into the ground, rather than built up.
Cold, yes.
December 6, 2019 in China
Today was officially cold.
Another ruined city, the Flaming Mountains (misnomer on both parts) and a small village which produces some of the raisins and sultanas which the region is known for. TheyRead more
Urumqi to Kashgar
December 7, 2019 in China
Today was a travel day. Heading out to explore the city tonight
Kashgar market
December 8, 2019 in China
This morning we visited the famous livestock market but I didn't buy a camel today...
Old Kashgar
December 9, 2019 in China
Today we explored old Kashgar and had a huge lunch, traditional Uyghur lunch. Getting used to chilli 🌶 but not too much!
And we'll be appearing on local TV apparently.
Heading home
December 10, 2019 in China
Yesterday we travelled back to Xi'an to start our trip home. We passed over the largest inland lake in China.
I have lots of photos and stories to share, met some great people and are some great food.
Hong Kong airport
December 11, 2019 in Hong Kong
Before leaving Xi'an, did some impulse shopping and checked out the local motorcycle courier spot. Really would like to bring home a scooter pictured.
Robocop is a bit of an 'in joke' which I willRead more
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