Niutou Hotel Lanzhou

... but it's meant to improve tommorrow, supposedly that helps with the pollution tho..) I figure they'll be no point leaving and travelling on 60th china national day thingy cos things might be quite exciting so will leave hong kong the day after (2nd oct). Got back to my room about nine-ish pretty knackered and up for a meal somewhere and bed (lame..) however there is no room for planning in this game... ended up seeing the french dude from the airport and ran up to get changed ...

... programming, which is carried out via OBD-II socket and MOST socket.

On vehicle models from the E65 and above, BMW for the first time is using fiber-optic cables as standard for communication between control units. The optical buses are ...

... to say, the Chinese have rebuilt it and placed a guard outside! Fortunately, it was prayer time and we were to witness the arrival of at least 20 monks from various quarters. We didn't have time to walk either the high or low kora, but if I remember rightly, we were at such a high elevation (4,800m) that we certainly had good views anyway! Apparently Tsongkhapa's hermitage and a sky burial site are located above. Sky burial has been commonplace in Tibet ...

... or buying the decorations and then on a certain date during the festival getting together as a family to decorate the tree. This you do together and you do it that way for all of your childhood. You then start a family of your own and pass it down from generation to generation. It is these important things that have been skipped here in China and the only thing you can do together as a couple or a family here is to ...

... and Qinghai provinces where these two religions and the minorities that embrace them are most prevalent. These two cultures, both very exotic in the West are even fairly unknown within China itself. Before we came on the trip I asked my high school class, all ethnically part of the Han majority, about the minorities that I would visit on my vacation. They told me to watch out for offending people because if I did they might have a big knife and ...

... but walk staring straight ahead then you would not only be an idiot but you would complete it in around three hours. But! If you begin around four thirty in the afternoon, stop to admire many of the views of not only the city but the actual wall and its moat, zig zag here and there and do it at a relaxing pace then the walk will take you around five (or more hours). Not only will you get to see ...

... a swan or a cat, you do not reflexively think of sauces and marinades. The Chinese do however. And so you should eat whatever skips across your table. It is here where you can experience the complexity of China. And you will be rewarded. Very often, it is exceptionally good. And when it is not, it is undoubtedly interesting. And really, when traveling what more can one ask for. So go on. Eat as the locals do. However, should you find yourself confronted with a heaping platter of ...

... camel guider bloke to swap. We came across rain and sand storms and it felt like we were in some sort of film, i only had shorts on and a thin top because i was hoping for a tan so the guide give me his blanket and jacket. We were soooo sore after the 4 hours of camel riding so we were glad to get to our camp base, even though i hate camping. It was really cool being in a proper desert, lots of dung ...

... modern city. We had no idea where we were. We knew we were west but where west was the question. The buildings were all modern and around them was the old areas that I love. Straight away I knew I would love this city. I was pretty excited on the walk home. Lanzhou is built between two sets of mountains. Around three million people live in the city so mate, it is long, in fact 20 km long. So much to explore!

... John's, and we have a real conversation with them on the way. They stay outside, deciding on what they were going to eat, and where they were going to go, and how much they could get the price down to, while we had chips. On the way back, we talked to a chemist, trying to replace our Noroxin tablets, without luck, although did find a "stopper" powder, but decided we weren't that desperate. Bought some drink supplies for the night, and hit the sack. The first ...