Lan Zhou Lanzhou

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... why this part of China isn't promoted more as a tourist destination. We drove through miles of hills covered in crops of every shade of green and brown, planted on terraces, and deep gorges formed by the frequent streams. A stunning sight that the chief photographer kept demanding a stop for. That has got to be the best drive so far, especially as the weather and vis' are improving all the time as we progress westward. Pics to follow tomorrow.

... of kicking back on the train relaxing for two nights before I begin walking six hours a day like I usually do is just too much. I love Chinese trains. I just have to decide between Hard Sleeper and Soft Sleeper. But on the other hand I dare say that I probably won't have a ...

... flat noodles with cauliflower, bok choy, more beans, tofu and a flat round bread and later while on MSN/QQ it was an assortment of different Chinese beers. When I left my school in the morning I came across a little snack stall that was selling various yummy things from a skinned monkey to freshly killed snakes ...

... the next if I decide to stay. As the Olympics finished tonight I would say the extra security it will end soon after.. OK, let's go back many hours as I'm getting myself confused. I slept from eleven to four in the afternoon and then decided to head out in search of something to do. I wandered around aimlessly and soon found myself back at the South Gate. I then decided to do something I had never ...

... which we thought, were sweet. There was a super long line so we thought they must be good. We waited in line and were excited for a sweet treat. Well let me tell you they were not sweet....they were like meatballs covered in dough. Oh well, live and learn right??? After this we got back on the bus to go to a silk embroidery factory. Once again it was a tourist trap. This is what they called a dieing art. There are not many women who can do this embroired silk. We saw how it ...

... Jack, Katharine and Alex still mention the Cambodian children they saw who were either suffering from dengue or were victims of land mines. More recently, we have thought about the very nice Burmese people we met in Thailand. Were they back in their home country when the cyclone hit? Did they lose people they loved, or are they watching them suffer from malnutririon or disease now? They have expected very ...

... section of the village and up to the Car park, where we have a welcome rest in front of the cooler in the ticket office before stepping into our mobile furnace for the long leg back to town, and 11 km the other side to our second site, the ancient city of Jiaohe. With the windows almost closed, we don't cook quite as much, get into our water, and survive. We don't want to get out at the "Flaming Mountains" theme park, Camel Lot, and tourist trap, but take a ...

All I remember about Lanzhou is that I had my only really serious food poisoning on the whole trip. Confined to quarters, I bought a book of Chinese short stories (I forget the author) and remember just one. A boy was sent to get some medicine for his sick father. On the way he has to go to the toilet. While in the toilet he finds a book and takes it with him when he leaves ...