After a long overnight train I arrived in the incredible city of Kashgar. Here, the majority of people are Uighur and of Islamic faith. The food and architecture a very middle eastern inflenced. Walking through the old town gives you a fascinating glimpse of a time gone by with people cooking bread, welding door knockers, turning wood and chopping up sheep... As for the latter, I can tell you that they place the sheeps heads on the pavement...
Along the street you can also sample pomegranate juice and freshly churned vanilla ice cream. They have got the right idea these people.Read more
Miriam Briggs Wow, that's a lot of beds crammed in!!