Lanzhou
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Not a terribly exciting day although Ellen on the bus did help me with my Chinese. I can now count to ten and vaguely ask to go to the train station. Essential vocabulary in my case.
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Not a terribly exciting day although Ellen on the bus did help me with my Chinese. I can now count to ten and vaguely ask to go to the train station. Essential vocabulary in my case.
Lanzhou is aOkumaya devam et
An oasis town and once an important hub of the silk road, Dunhuang has little left of its historical character. However, out of town lies a wealth of fascinating sites.
Arriving at the train stationOkumaya devam et
Turpan - death valley of China. At night it is freezing cold but by day the weather rivals that of a hot British August afternoon. I arrived at the train station after another overnight train to a mobOkumaya devam et
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.Okumaya devam et
Here's a story about how to get from one ex-communist country to another.
First, get on a sleeper bus with thirty odd chinese men. Warning: you will be required to squeeze on to a bed the size of aOkumaya devam et
Let's play a game - spot the Lada! They are everywhere and seem to be the automotive brand of choice for the police force. So USSR. Today it started snowing and tomorrow the "high" is -6. I intend toOkumaya devam et
Miriam - schnee! And lots of it.
It has been below freezing for two days here in Bishkek, plummeting to a painful -13 yesterday morning.
The post office is very old fashioned. A giant map of theOkumaya devam et
Iz nice.
Gezgin Now that looks spectacular.