Baodi Hotel Urumqi
No.3 Kelamayi East Road, Sayibak District Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur, China
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A Tread of the Silk Road
... early morning exercises on the adult play ground equipment, playing badminton, tai chi or several varieties or ballroom dance. There is also plenty of room to get off alone at the small lakes and pagodas in the park. We got to the south end of the park and couldn’t find the ticket office. We showed our instruction paper around to several people and struck out. One lady walked us to where she thought it was and it was not there ...
Heaven Lake, Kazakh Yurts, Turpan Night Market
... br> Our speed was maybe 20km and we kept slowing down on any inclines, but eventually we made it out. We then drove back to Urumqi to gas up for the 3 hour drive to Turpan. While the driver was servicing the car he left us in a music store so I could buy some local cds and dvds.
Arrive Urumqi, Grand Bazaar, Night Market, Mosques
... the windows for take off. Last time Korean Air told us the same thing but Air China seemed to be taking it a bit further this time.
You already get the flavour for China on the flight as the meal was seafood rice
Aisle seat from Daegu. ...
I got my Kyrgyz visa!
... I had already prepared. They just let me cross it out and replace with 'Kyrgyzstan' and a smile. I talked them into letting me have a 2-day visa in one day, in fact, in one hour. Cost: NZ$200. Happy was I to have it at all, as my future travel plans entirely depend on this.
While waiting I took a walk round the neighbourhood and came across a whole street of small metal working workshops. The most interesting sight was the guy ...
Wild Wild West
... many in these regions and are seen primarily as interlopers. These blokes were of Kazakh and Mongolian descent. And they too disliked the Han Chinese, saying they much preferred foreigners. The Mongolian, with one hand on his heart, offered me his small bottle of rice wine and looked at me pleadingly to take a sip. I really didn't want too, but it looked like it would have meant a lot if I did. So I took the bottle and took a swig.
"******* hell old lad, ...


