Hualian Hotel Lanzhou
No.7-9 Tianshui Road, Chengguan District Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Scenic Detour
Night Train Píngyáo to Xi'an 9:40PM to 6:30AM
We crowded into the train car with mostly tour group people from Holland. Michelle had a bottom sleeper bunk opposite Leo from Holland. Dave was stuck on the dreaded top bunk. Michelle got a few licorice candies from her Dutch countrymen. Dave smelled the urine and smoke rising in the hot cabin to …
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Hair Today
... and the nape of my neck and other maneuvers which are too hard to describe but which I remember from Timor days. She then scooped the foam off and started all over again. Heaven.
Rinse off the shampoo then into anther seat and a cut and blowdry. All for the princely sum of 15 yuan (around $3). Once I’m a regular customer I might pluck up the courage to ask to take a photo of the salon and ...
The Price of Beauty
... and his Chinese wife, Tina whom he met just two years ago on his last trip to Tibet, we were able to tag onto their plans and secure a ride to the Yading International Youth Hostel. Tina with her ipad definitely enjoys coordinating the details. As a native she also managed to book us a discounted ride to Yading for the next day.
Based on a recommendation from another Chinese traveler in Shangri la, the five of us enjoyed a ...
Wedding Day in Lanzhou Brings back Fond Memories
... plate because there were starving children in China who would love to have it.
At the end of breakfast, a couple of friends went off to decorate cars with roses. The cars, I should add, were provided by the company that organized the wedding photographers and pictures. There were four very comfortable black sedans, a BMW, Audi, Nissan and a Camry, for the wedding party. Several friends drove their own cars as well.
The company that provided the cars had four ...
Central Gansu
... snapping their curious looking faces.
Later in the afternoon I made my way to a local supermarket for a bottle of water and once again got carried away. I left with noodles, onion rings, oreos, a stainless steel bowl, special Chinese anti ageing cream and some beers. All of it came to less the £4.
The bowl was for my noodles. I had seen a few other locals with their own bowls on the train and thought it a smashing idea. But I gave it a trial run back ...


