Rainbow Bridge Yinchuan

... zjistili, kde se v Cine pije, jsme take zjistili, jak se v Cine spravne pije. A v Cine se pije vse na Ex - cele lahve piva (coz vyzadovali nasi hostitele s usmevem na rtech a vetou: Welcome in China), kdyz uz clovek evidentne nemuze cele pivo do sebe dostat, zacnou se exovat asi dvoudecove sklenicky. <br><br>Byla to jizda! Stavik zle doplatil na sve jazykove znalosti a stal se oblibencem vojaku na exovani. Jenda se snazil bavit cinsky s ...

... jako je letadlo.<br><br>U prepazky nam s prekladanim Anglictina- Cinstina pomahal jeden kluk z Mongolska. Rekl nam, ze vypadame jako "movie stars". Ani ta odpudiva plastenka, co jsem mela na sobe, ho od tohoto tvrzeni neodradila:)<br><br>Pote nasledovala destiva pout za jedinou internetovou kavarnou v Yinchuan. Kdyz jsme kavarnu nasli tak pokracovalo hledani jedineho hostelu ve meste (Jixiang Xixia Internacional Youth Hostel) a divoka jizda v ...

... a few words. but we were able to make friends with them by drinking 3 bottles of chinese wine. I am proud to say I learned to toast in chinese - Campei!!!! and they learned to toast in English, Spanish and German! <br><br>Today we will probably go exploring the nearby sights.. we have no chinese money, no translator and we are most likely, not kidding, the only two foreigners in this city. good thing I'm not the blonde one!!

... of other materials. There are three of these mounds that are fenced off to be part of the tourist attraction, but our guidebook says there are more a short hike away, near to the foot of the mountain barrier between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia. Dan and I are interested in these, but the weather isn't great and we aren't sure if the taxi man would be up to it. Dan asks him if he likes the site, but surprisingly he doesn't. He seemed to enjoy the ...

... the new waterfront buildings were quickly left behind and our vision was soon captivated by the razorback ridges of the Helan Mountains. From the LP: The Helan Mountains are clearly visible from Yinchuan. The range forms an important natural barrier against desert winds and invaders alike, and the foot hills are peppered with graves taking advantage of the ranges ...

... five or six hours walking and cabbing to here, from there and back to just around there again.. It was bloody hot and Luo Wei was still a dark red from the grasslands. What mattered was that we were together under a big happy blue sky! For all those who haven't traveled a lot or choose not to walk between sites no matter how far they are away from ...

... can be found in east Ningxia. What to see A unique landscape, unique local customs and habits, and ancient history, all add up to make Ningxia an interesting tourist area for those wishing to discover a rich and diverse region. Yinchuan City (also called 'Phoenix City') is the capital of the region situated in the remote northwest of China. The 1000 ...

... get around it by going to another part of the expressway. But we went the looooong way round, and I mean like over mountains, through little tiny villages that looked like they were still working out how to make fire, and around lakes. 21 HOURS: No stops, no sitting up, no walking, no fresh air. I didn't bring much water as I didn't want to have to go to the grotty bathroom much, I'd only brought a few snacks which I'd finished that morning, and I was virtually flat ...

... in the hotel. Turns out it was cartilage and tendons. Yum. By way of compensation I went to Pizza Hut in the evening, which made my day as they had knives and forks and I was suddenly king of the restaurant, watching the Chinese trying to scoot pizza round the plate with a knife, then giving up and just biting into it face first.

Stayed a couple of days in Chengde, where the emperor had his summer palace, probably as it's so quiet (dull), but there was a couple of great temples - one a working monastery and the other a replica of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, built to honour the visiting Dalai Llama. I don't think he stayed long either. Moved on to visit Datong's Hanging Monastery, built onto the side of a mountain and the Yungang Caves, home to 51,000 Buddhas, ranging from a couple ...